Rev. Dr. William M. Nesbit
230 Portsea Street
New Haven, Conn.Naugatuck, Conn.
Sat. Dec. 14, 1940
Dear Little Girl:- I hope the package arrived safe and sound. There was nobody home at Noyes' all afternoon and I was afraid I would not be able to mail it - but after five - Helen got home and took it down to the P.O. for me.
I am enclosing the check in payment of the "tuck". [no longer with the letter]
Have been busy all day - filing bills - and putting away - papers - etc. so the house will look orderly for Xmas. Papa cleaned out an old file - so I have been - having a delightful times [sic] - filing bills, receipts (this time it is O.K.) etc. Not a paper in sight.
Papa saw Aunt Emma - yesterday she had to sign the paper for the renewal. She was fine but had had an infected eye. She could not tell what it was from - I imagine from some of those dirty people. Aunt Emma was so nice about you. I am going to the J. Wesley business meeting to-night. Papa has to go to Waterbury - to get some medicine for me - and some eatables for to-morrow. I have a Christmas Lullaby to-morrow I sing the air and the choir sing the obligato. I wish you were here to hear how it sounds. Mrs. Taylor worked on my song. Thursday night and will work on it more after service to-morrow. It seems to be going very well.
Papa went to see Mrs. Thompson to-day. She
lotslost her brother in New Jersey - so she was glad to see Papa. She couldn't go to the funeral because Mr. O'Meara couldn't drive her - and I guess it would have been a little too much for her anyway. She is 76 and Mr. Thompson is 76 - she is 3 weeks older than he is.I would like to see the little Xmas Tree. I guess it looks like the one we had for you, many years ago at the Hospital. You were so little and so lovely - and so sort of competent to tend to things - even just a tiny baby. - The first baby that the nurses had ever had that would not snuggle down in anybody's neck but mine. I will close now - and get the supper - Lots of love - from a waiting family.
M. [Mamma]