I arrived with 32 packages of stuff, & was on the Cunard dock 8 6 hours working them through the Custom-house formalities. Mr. J. E. Welch, one of the Customs officers, was a good deal of assistance to me, & in fact all of the officers were obliging. Welch wanted a scrap book, so I told him I would send him half a dozen, & if he could pass them around.

Will you please send them to him? His address is 8 State street.

I was the last passenger to get away (8 o’clock P.M.,) but it was because one of my trunks didn’t turn up for several hours. But I was lucky to get through at all, because the ship was loaded mainly with my freight.

We are all well, & were hoping to have a hand-shake with you, but judged you were off in the country cooling yourself.