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?	. . Th? rose*	art all in	full bloom,	end	the orangt trees
filled with fragrant	blossoms.	A gentleman	from Jackson who catne
to the place for the	first time	a few day* ago,	and intends to
remain here, says that "it is a	place where	one	ought to be
content to unit the coming of the Lord.? At this season it is certainly charming.
?	? ? Tell Paul (her brother) that there is the finest kind
of duck shooting about heref and we offer him the use of a shooting box on the Gulf of I'exico. ...?
April 6, 1675, letter from Frs. BenJ. F. Butler at Washington, B.C.
to daughter Vrs. Ames at Bsy St. louis (page 102-3)
"By your arrangements I think you are intending to stay lot* at Bay Rt. Louis. There I think you are wrong. You risk too much, both for yourself and the children. That Journey across the country, after the heat fairly sets in, is too formidable. The few xieeks extra time there is not a good reason for the great discomfort and even danger too, of staying there late in the snring.
"There is much said in the papers of smallpox in New Orleans, and yellov fever along the coast, I do not pay any great heed to this, nevertheless It is not veil to remain in the vicinity of such diseases. You and the children had tetter be moving along up toward the North. .
T'ay 20, 1875, letter from Mrs. Adeltert Ames to her mother Mrs. Banj.
F. Butler ? Eay St. Louis to Vlashingten, B.C. (page 105)
Your letter came yesterday and although you urge our departure J?orth most eloquently, still ve must adhere to our first d*termination to regain until the 11th or 12th of June.
Indeed	it would	be	very difficult to	leave ju-t nov.	The
carpenters are still	at	work, as well a? the painters, and
altogether ve are full of business.
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As far as the weather is concerned, we have no need to hurry, for nothirg	could be	more delightful than	these days and night?.	It
i? a little	too cool	to	enjoy the bathing	constantly. The	temperature
of the water if agreeable, but the wind is too fresh except et wid-flny. and then I do not car? to bathe on account of my complexion.
I have teen in several times with the children. They are perfectly wild vith delight, and Butler(son) teases to go daily.
The only drawback to this place is in the shape of gnnts, flies end mosquitoes. Still there are many days when we have few, if any of these, as the Gulf winds drive them all inland.
Ca-nt. Ames (father of Adeltert Ares) pays for half of this Bay St. Louis oroperty. It will cost, when completed, about four thousand dollars.
A gentleman by the name of Claiborne wished to be remembered to Father (C.S. MaJ. 0e$. Benj. F. Butler) ? as the first Union nan vho met him at rhip Island. 0 JF notes this would heve been J* F. H. Claiborne who lived in Hancock County)