To Mary Milroy from RH Milroy Dec 3 1865

              (note at top) 
We have had splendid Indian summer 
weather here since my return, which still continues. 
My health is excellent. 


 
Nashville   Dec. 3rd 1865 

My Dear Mary, 

                       Yours of the 28th 
ult. with enclosures was recd 
yesterday.  I am pleased to hear 
that you are all getting along so 
well and retain your health. 
I hope Val will get clear of 
that head ache & be able to attend 
school, but you are right in 
not urging him to school when 
not in good health.  It is very 
important to keep up the equilibri- 
um between the physical & mental 
systems & to not cultivate & push 
forward the mental at the expense 
of the physical.  I wish you would 
carefully study the dispositions & 
mental characteristics of our chil- 
dren so as to ascertain what the 
strongest bent or inclination of each 
one of them is , whether for mechanical,