Holograph, signed.

The first page of this letter is missing.

Joseph Ricketson writes: "The President has finally been obliged to proclaim Emancipation---would that it could have been stronger and immediate---snail like the cause is progressing---but I think surely." Ricketson comments on a Republican convention. He gives an account of his wife's illness. He mentions the "Woman's Rights" movement.

Includes envelope with the delivery address: Miss D. Weston, Weymouth, Mass'tts.