December 11th, 1890
Vanessa,
I apologize for not reaching out sooner. My return home has been quite an adjustment that I must confess to struggling through.
I'm healing as well as to be expected. And you? Are you and your family well?
Jo
Although her handwriting contains much of the same characteristics, it is now a much sloppier version. Some letters have random lines going through them as though the quill suddenly shifted mid-stroke.