August 2 Monday – Jane Clemens wrote from Van Buren to baby Jean.

“My dear little grand child. / I received your letter & rejoice to hear such good news from you. If you are small now I think you must be as large as your papa was at your age. But good judges could not say much about papa’s beauty at that age. Your grandma is very sorry to hear your mamma has been so sick – hope she is better …Your grandma feels very happy over her namesake if it is very small” [MTP]. Note: Jane also wrote a short note to Sam & Livy about her health and the stay at Van Buren, a small resort on Lake Erie.