Have come back all right from my Canadian trip, & now spending a few days down here—A fine autumn sunny hazy peaceful Sunday—woods, field, sky, delightful—The S[tafford]s much as usual—Mrs S quite well—if you were here you would not see any difference from over at the Creek—Mr S has had a very fair summer, but is not very rugged—Ed has just been home, with his nag, looks fine—M[ontgomery] well, up in Camden—D[ebbie] and J[oseph Browning] well, having good times riding about the same as of old—rec'd your paper—
Walt Whitman