Letter to Lucy Emily Woodruff, 19 June 1887
St George
Miss Lucy E. Woodruff
My Dear Grand Daughter
your letter of June 14 arrived lst
night to me in the Temple I am
vary much pleased with your
letter, Esspecially with the writing
One of the best accomplishments
of a young Lady or Gentleman is to
able to write a good plain round
intelligent hand yours is vary good
indeed but to scribble as I do
it wants a translation. There is
is few men living who have
spoiled more paper than I have
I write to much to fast & scribble
to tend to write Well your writing
is quite good Enough for the Historian's
Office but when I promised you I would
take you there to help me I did not
know that I would be deprived of the
privelege of Going there myself, whenever
