Rebecca [?], to [?]
they were both getting along nicely when I was over last week, Mamma expects to go over to - morrow to see her, this is her first and last [----?] she is able to be around, I guess she had a hard time, Fred is very proud of his daughter. I never remember such a month as June was, I heard news of all kinds, a girl I knew quite well, but an intimate friend of Carries' had a young son on the 14th & on the 20th she was dead, of scarlet fever, and on the 10th of June, Uncle John Abraham died, Aunt Matilda went out for a 2 taking up massage treatment of the face & scalp, she thinks she will like that, she is tired of living out, Aunt Fanny is well, she was down Sunday I heard from cousin Richard Reilly, Cousin Alick had been home sick for some time, but is feeling better when he wrote, he had gone back to his position in Belfast, the rest of the family are well, he sent his love to you all. I haven't had a chance to get to Brooklyn to see the folks since I wrote of Burke and I hope to get over to see them some night this week, I went up to see Nellis Daly our evening they are all well, yes, Nellie got her glass. I haven't been down to see Tillie recently, I think Jim and some of his family were on this Spring, no, I do not believe Beckie is doing anything, I guess you can live cheaper there, than you can here, Frank talks of going to Europe this summer again. I met [Vevie?] Heaney one afternoon she is about the same as usual her mother has not been very well, her father is about as usual. I was very glad to hear Grace [Bain?] had a young daughter, I expect she is glad to have a girl. We were very sorry to hear of the death of cousin Harry, I am sure his mother and sister miss him very much, I thought his mother married again, I know so very little of that aunt & cousins, as I never corresponded with them, always hearing from you about them, I have another birth to tell you about, Maud has a little girl since the 13th of June ["Aguas"]? I can't begin to mention each one, I was very glad to hear about the children, I guess they are very fond of Aunt Beck as she is so good to all, Mary must be a little dear, well I must stop, I have to write a few lines to Bridgeport, to let them know I arrived home safely, I think my supply of news is exhausted Each our of the family joins with me in sending lots of love to Aunt Rebecca, Frank, and yourself, and xxxxxxxxx xxx for my sweethearts Lovingly your sister Rebecca 3 while, and when she returned she found Uncle John stretched on the floor dead, heart disease was the cause, it was a great shock to all, he was buried on Sunday in Evergreen Cemetery, Aunt M, Mamma, Aunt Fanny & Cousin Maggie just happened to come in to the city to see [Hill's?] baby before she went to Lenox, so she was in time to see him, Aunt Matilda came back to our house from the funeral, and was with us three weeks, she wrote to her brother in Bermuda, and he came on last week, and sent Aunt Matilda to Bermuda to her daughter and mother, and he is going on to Belfast for about six weeks, so she left us last Saturday Maud is getting a fair education she is about eighteen years of age her uncle has charge of this school. I guess he is very clever, the pupils that attend this school all pay. When Maud writes to me she always mentions you & the children I never think of telling you. Carrie and her mother are well, they are down to Babylon for the summer, to her brothers. I was very glad to hear about all the girls, I saw the piece about Dr. Johnston's wedding in the paper. Lenfesty's house will be very nice, with such improvements. Give my love to all the girls Transcribed by Eileen CassidyClose