Dear James,
We got your letter and package yesterday and everything was fine except the news about your mother. I think, under the circumstances, that we should drive down and be there for the Reunion and then you bring us back here for the Fourth. We will need a few clothes. Here are my plans. We will drive down on Friday and you will have to see Esther so that we can stay there Friday nite. Then early Sat. morning we will drive to West Concord, stay over Sun. and start back for here Mon. morning and you can spend the rest of your vacation here if your mother is all right and see her as often as you can when you go back to work. I can make the trip alright and you can meet me at Camden or have Alfred meet me if you are working. Let me know what you think of this. I would like to see your mother and have the children see her. It won’t look so conspicuous to her if we come down for the Reunion and I think it is the best thing. If you O.K. this I’ll write Esther a card and let her know we are coming.
It is cloudy and cool and we may get the rain we need so badly. Send me some money and we’ll get the things we need here.
Your fish story sounded good. We haven’t had any yet.
Well the coffee is ready and we must have breakfast, and I am going ahead with plans to leave here Friday. I think the way by Backus is best and from there on it won’t be hard. You won’t need to send any more food and your washing we can bring back with us.
Lots of love from us all, Martha