WCP2614

Hartford

June 1895

My dear Friend

I long to see you once more, but shall never cross the ocean again & I fear you will not — so we shall have to wait for the blessed communings [sic] of the spirit world. I cannot begin to tell you the comfort I have from this source already. All my ^our near friends are in the habit of coming to our house through friends here who are good trance [2] medium's & who are easily impressed to come when there is a special desire to talk over matters with us. And beside this many others who are interested in my suffrage work & in Spiritualism join in the conversation. [illeg.] Lacordaire¹ the good French-priest whom I have loved & admired for years has been here often of late years — & now his sister of whom I had never heard [3] has announced herself & talks broken English (though a young woman who gives me massage,) with a delicious French accent.

But I cannot begin to write as I would — & this note is simply to introduce a very dear friend who wishes to make your acquaintance & talk over these matters with you, if he can manage to find you during his short stay in London. I do hope he may find you & bring us [4] word of yourself & family & he will also tell you of us & our family.

Mr Hooker² is 79 yrs. & I am 73 — but owing to the help we get from spirit message & communion we are growing young rather than old & are told that we have work laid out for us for some years to come.

I hope your wife³ & children⁴ are well & happy & will send me some good word by Mr Holt.

I am always yours most cordially | Isabella Beecher Hooker⁵ [signature]