Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to "My dear friend"

A H Gibbons

New York May 3/76

My dear friend

It was a kind
thought to send me “The list
of Convicts &c” and I was
very glad to have it - and
I thank thee most affectionately
for thy super-abounding kindness
at Albany - it gave me
a confidence that all would
be right - and it was much
to have a [underlined] friend at Court [/underlined] -
Mrs Garrison was most grateful
and desired me to
say so -

And now it remains
for the Governor to sign our
[underlined] bill [/underlined] - and that he will do
I saw it in his resolute and
manly face, with never a
frown to encourage me -

[left side]

It was a pleasant call at
his residence and I enjoyed
it - and much I was pleased
with Grace - I have [been?] as a little
girl in my book of Photographs
and your home looked so
easy that it made one [full]
of ease at once -

I wish I could attract
Grace to the companionship
of my daughters, and I wanted
to say they would like each
other -

Look in upon us all
dear & valued friend whom
my Father thought so much
of, and believed in, and
say to Jenny the new friends
may be good, but she
may be sure of the old
ones who are genuine
& true - and among them

[right side]
and among them she will
always find this household
Gratefully & Affectionately

AH Gibbons
111 West 44

All honor to our Governor
that he has given a woman
a place among men -
he shall have my vote
now & always