To RH Milroy From Mary Milroy Dec 31 1863

              Rensselaer Ind. 
 
						Dec 31st 1863 
 
 
 
My Dear Robert, 
 
 
 
		I received your letter of Dec 25th 
last evening. You complain of our not writing 
we have not faild to write every week since I  
received your first letter. The box of New years 
presents for the boys has not come yet. 
 
 
 
They are delighted with the prospect of geting 
a box of so many nice presents, and are very 
impatient to receive them. I have just asked the 
boys what I shall write to Pa for them. They 
write thanking you for being so good 
and kind as to send them so many nice 
presents. Brucy says when he gets a big boy then 
he will write to Pap Pa. Walter wants Pa to come 
home and stay at home, and says that he wants  
you to  write him a letter about that picture 
he sent you.  
 
 
 
  Our folks are going to have a  
very cold snowy windy disagreeable night 
for our concert which was intended for the  
benefit of the poor of our place. 
 
 
 
You say that you expect I will like 
scolding you for spending so much 
money to ammuse the children, but no 
my dear Robert. I like to please the  
Children too and anything Pa sends is  
a great treat to the children.