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the other sister Aurena was married to a man named Thomas who was a teamster (very singularly Annie does not remember the given name of either of her brothers in law)

Her brother Tom Brooks had worked on the Rail Road his family were at that time down in the Country - Aaron Brooks worked on the steam boat wharf - his family were then in Alexandria

Aunt Tiney who was nurse at Capitol Hill Barracks would know Kitty as also would Miss Elvia Heacock as she used to plait straw in her school at the barracks

I hope in all that I have written there may be some information that will be of use to thee - Annie Brooks
has buried the child which was an infant of six months old when she came here it was never well - and since its death she is so uneasy and so anxious to get back to Washington "to see em all" that I fear we shall not be able to keep here here

I have begged her to wait until I hear from thee again and learn whether thou finds any of her people still in Washington because it would be sad for her to go there and not find any of them and then she is so well situated and cared for where she is that it seems a sad pity for her to go back if Kitty should be found and be at liberty to come on here