To: Lucia; From: New Orleans - Retelling fire story. Captain VanDusen died. Left no will. Mrs. Bowen started to have the property secured for the children - she expected to be appointed ? - has started calling himself Doctor Bowen. Everyone humors him. Charlotte Wendell Haleran(?) in insane asylum in Philadelphia the last 6 months. Insanity on both sides of family. Advises Lucia not to wait as did Ellen White and Wood, 17 years. (2 pages)
Note: Mr. Payne (granddad) died across the lake 3 years ago of cholera. Had a party for their "darkey's" - birthday for little house "nigga".
Owned by Frank Goldsmith Johnson
Dimensions: Height 10" Width 8"