Cincinnati
Walnut hills
October 30th 
1863

My dear miss Lascelles,

I know it does not seem either grateful or kind not to have written to you before this. I must plead occupation, having a great deal to settle and to put to right after leaving so long from my home and from the moment we entered our house visitors begun to pour in which is very tiring but is so truly American and we must submit. My brothers wife and her sister have been with us since our return home till yesterday evening when they left for Chicago where they intend to reside if William should succeed sufficiently well in business. I went to Gambier for mother about 2 weeks ago and you can have some idea of the great care she is when I tell you she scarcely ever lied down to rest at night, walks almost the entire night or till nearly morning. The servant I brought with me sleeps in her bedroom opens to ours so that I can be near to see her at all hours of the night. It will be a mercy to her when God sees fit to call her for life has no pleasure for her. There were two letters from Johnnie while I was in Europe, still speaks of coming home. Kate and her husband well. I hope she has written to you to thank you for the book and the trencher. It seems just like a dream that I have been in Ireland and looked my last on some kind faces. Please give my love to Miss Aitchinson and Mrs Aitchinson and some of the family immediately. This is the first letter I have written home since we returned. We had an excellent passage of nine days and half and remained in New York a weeks at John's uncle to rest and we are now almost settled for the winter. I would like you if it would not be too much trouble to tell Marguerite McMullan that you heard from us and remember me to Bessie Jane's daughter. I forget her husband's name. I hope he is kind to her. I met Belecia? McMullan on the steamer Scotia just as we were about to set sail. They must be in very poor circumstances from what she told me. Patrick Rogan seems to be a nice young man and I think looks as if he took care of himself. He came to see us three times in the one evening we were at our hotel in Liverpool. I enclose a photograph which perhaps is as good as I can have taken. If I should have one better done I should let you have it. Have you got any satisfactory arrangement made about your property at the church. I hope so. John has been busy else he should have written to you. He desires his very kind remberance. With love from myself. I remain dear Miss Lascelles,

Your grateful and attached friend,

Nannie Cinnamon