Des Moines, Iowa
  Sabbath March 8th 1863  
Dear Husband,
  Again I find myself writing to my husband, which to me is the most delightful imployment, this is a bright day, wind from the northwest, last night there was a very light fall of snow.  There was no preaching at our church today, so I went to the Methodist, are you surprised?  the pastor of that church is a very excellent man & as I had never heard him, I thought this would be a good opportunity as I never like to leave our own preaching, but instead of hearing Mr. May be I listened to a very good sermon from our secretary of state Dr Wright, I think he is a good & likely a very useful man, but I should think a man of very limited education, but a pretty shrewd man & a deep & correct thinker, his views with
