Miss Annie L Edwards, care WW Edwards Esq
Dime Savings Bank — Brooklyn, New York

Dear Annie

     Many, many thanks for your letter of the 2 April — As you say we understand each other better now. I doubt if my money could have been expended more to my satisfaction than it has been under your almonership
     Now that the war is apparently over there will be less reason than ever for you to go to the hospitals while probably you can be quite as useful in your former sphere of action —
     I write you under the influence of very conflicting feelings our joy at the glorious victories being so sadly tempered by the news of the assassination of President Lincoln —
     It seems as if M^r Lincoln almost had a foreboding of his doom when delivering his message he spoke of every drop of blood drawn by the lash to be paid for by one drawn by the sword —

We can but hope that this great sacrifice may be the last one required of us — We have given now to the cause each family of its best & bravest & have crowned the offering with the chosen of the nation —
     Thanks too dear Puss for your loving words of cheer. I have worked away through many gloomy days, & now the result of my tenacity is very pleasant to look upon — When the war broke out it was with a pang that I gave up the idea of taking my part, but at that time my presence here was essential & I could not honestly leave my post — For the last two years I have not been strong enough to pass muster as an able bodied recruit. My money in your hands has I think done more than any personal service which I could have rendered —
     This the last mail of June and I hope that in December M^r Palmer will be back, so I

hope to have only ten mails more to work for. Five months more of labor, and then hurrah for our holiday — I am looking forward to it like a schoolboy —
     Nellie and Kitty need the change hardly less than I do. K. is very nice, from not having other children to learn from, she has no idea of fretting when refused anything, and this morning I almost wondered at the pleasant way in which she accepted her mother's refusal to let her have some chicos (of which the child is very fond) "another day Kitty can have chico" was all she said, with as sunny a face and as pleasant a tone as if her wishes had been gratified —
     Burke's brother, so long expected, has arrived at last and we hope he may take some labor off from the hands of our poor overworked Doctor — Foulerton at the last accounts was in Naples with Palmer &

Andrews — I do not think Foulerton will ever return to Manila — Andrews will I fancy come back with Palmer. What would Andrews do if P should marry? A. certainly emulates the flowers of the field as far as abstinence from labor goes —
     Loney has been married at last & with his bride & mother in law is expected here from Hong Kong in about a week — A person who was at the wedding breakfast said to me that Loney must have been very much in love to marry such a mother in law The wife is said to be a beautiful, noble looking woman —
     The mosquitos will fairly drive me out of the entre suelo where I am writing the room is delightfully cool but having been kept closed the "SKeeters" have taken possession With a deal of love from Nellie & Kitten ever your affectionate brother

Ogden E. Edwards