Warrenton Jan Nov 11^th

 

My dear Mr Hopkins

                                    We are perfectly delighted with your book, think it fine, could not be better, so readable, so interesting, so well written. I do not see a fault or flaw in it. I have been reading it all day, ever since it came this morning. All in this house who have looked over it / pronounce it fine—one lady from T[?] boarding with us is going to order a copy of it to take home. I gave one copy to Mr Marshall (the Editor of "The Virginian", the best paper here) with your compliments. he said he would certainly read it & write it up in his paper. [?] has looked over it with much interest, & said he / had no idea you could have written such a book. We are all so interested in it. I am going to write them at The Plains about it. I will see how many orders I can get you up there—will talk it up around Warrenton also after Mr Marshall writes about it in his paper a boy might be engaged to canvas it through this town. I will / do all I can for you, towards selling it, & I am most enthusiastic over it. I received your card about corrections, which were so small as never to have been noticeable. All join me in love for you all

 

Sincerely & affecly yrs

                        Jeanie Carter

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