SOLON ROBINSON, 1850 427 



never should send a letter out of hand until it was as 

 perfect as she could make it, if she had to copy it half 

 a dozen times. 



I have been so little in the City that I have not had 

 one hour to go about & look up those things you want me 

 to buy for you, but I hope to perhaps next week — this 

 week I have got to go to Baltimore. If I had a memoran- 

 dum of things to buy, I would contrive to get them, but 

 the trouble for me is to begin to think what to look for. 



I shall have to get them very soon if this fall, or it will 

 be too late to send them. I hope you are going to school 

 and also Charley,^ whom you say nothing about in your 

 letters. You are very careless in your spelling. Gearl is 

 not the right way to spell girl. Another fault is leaving 

 off the last letter of a word in writing, which is a com- 

 mon thing with you. 



I am glad to hear your mother was able to do such a 

 kind act for Mrs. Rock, and I hope when I am sick I shall 

 find some one to be as kind to me. But if I do get sick 

 away from home, I shall wish I was there, for I never 

 shall find any woman to nurse me in sickness like your 

 mother. I had two days sickness in Phil^ though but 

 slight it made me think that a Hotel is not a home. If I 

 were to be taken sick in New York, I should be still worse 

 off. But I shall not be long here. After I return from 

 Baltimore, I shall remain about a month and then I am 

 off for Florida this time certain. 



Do my dear girl let me always hear that you are a 

 good one — kind & obedient to your mother and affection- 

 ate to your brothers & sister & friendly & respectful to 

 all & then by all you will be beloved, & particularly by 

 your father 



Solon Robinson. 



' Charles Robinson, Leila's brother. 



