My own darling Win,

You don’t know how glad I am to hear that the photographs pleased you. I will send the large one as soon as possible and I send the "carte" for Grandpa. (1)

I write to Miss Katy by the same mail as this and I hope she will not be offended that I send her a picture also. How did Eliza seem to take the picture? I would like to know. Don’t forget to make Eliza send me one of her pictures and if you could prevail on Miss Katy to do the same I would like it.

The white kid gloves will be most acceptable as I only had one pair of silk ones and they are worn out so that I have worn uniform gloves lately which were very hot & big. You can arrange about the postage by paying only half & have the other half to be charged to me when I get the letter.

Harris Ledyard’s two sisters were both here. Mrs. Goddard and Miss Sue, but they both went away yesterday. Miss Sue is very nice & I had several dances with her while she was here.

Mrs. Macomb Miller & her daughters are both here. Major Miller & Pa (2) were classmates & now his son & I are. Mrs. Miller knew Nelly (3) while she was in Washington and said that she thought she was one of the prettiest girls she had ever seen. Which of course instantly captivated me. Miss Miller is very pretty and I have taken her to most of the Hops so far and I have engaged two dances with her for this eve. I have been introduced to & danced with such quantities of young ladies that I don’t remember half their names. By the way Mrs. Lincoln is coming up this summer to see a Hop and we all expect to have a grand time.

Oh Win! How I wish you could come up this summer & have just one Redowa (4) with me. I too am going to follow the example of Mr. Micawber (5) and "hope".

When I told you that the Miss Bayards were sisters of Gen. Bayard (6) I made a mistake. They are only his cousins. He was here the other day and I believe is yet. He looks very rusty and as if he had seen a great deal of service. I did have a dance with Miss Etta Bayard and she is very pretty & dances very well, though her elder sister is not so pretty & does not dance as well. Gen. Bayard desired to be remembered to you all.

Good by my darling Win (don’t forget the kid gloves). Give my love to all and ask Eliza for a photograph for me as soon as you see her.