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The Bailey boys had but [them?] - also Jay Willard's - The Journal says G's weighed 4680 lbs. and sold for 10 cts. per. lb. - J's weighed 5180 lbs. and sold for 11 cts. per. lb. Henry Spafford went to Boston when Geo. did - but got [underline]home sick[/underline] and came back [underline] first train[/underline] of [underline]cars[/underline]. He is rather shy of being seen - about as much as thee expected isn't it. Horace and Howard are well - send lots of love. Alice is also well and does nicely. Wm. Holme's folks are still sick - afraid they shall loose little Willie - Lottie is very sick - caught cold in her throat - the rest are better. Ellen doesn't think she can go back to Charle's so they have had to find another girl. [underline]We[/underline] shall probably hear from Willie this week - & [underline]thee[/underline] from [Ann?]. And from thee too I hope - we shall hear - Luther's folks well - and happy as ever - they expect Josiah home on [underline]furlo[/underline] - Take all the comfort thee can - love to those thee thinks will care for it - and unbounded for thyself -
from Mary
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Think I will write to [Jimmie?] today
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E. Montpelier. 4th. mo. 26th. '63.
My dear darling mother,
If I write to thee today, shall I see thee and James drive up to the door tomorrow? 'Twould be rather pleasant to. A letter came to thee from J. which I have opened - and wll send - there is one from aunt Mary too - but there is nothing particular in it except, she has a very lame back - Horace has has been up home once, and Charlie was here fifth day night - they are getting along nicely - Jane had no one to help her except [underline]Thomas[/underline]. C. said they calculated to gather the tubs the next day. Had made about seven hundred lbs.
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I hope thee will be well - and have a nice visit as thee doubtless will. I hear aunt Paulina is going down this week - to stay till after Quartely meeting. Hope she will - do not think it would be prudent for me to take such a journey just yet - there was a funeral here fifth day, of a Choate girl from North Montpelier - I went and it tired me so I hardly got rested for twenty four hours - thot I was surely stronger - but shall have to be careful. This girl was about 18 - left working in the factory only ten weeks ago - died with consumption - was a poor suffering looking corpse. The factory stopped that day, and the girls all came to the funeral, saw Melissa - Lizzy and Han-
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nah - Lizzy inquired very kindly after thee - looked hard at every body to try and see thee but concluded thee had gone thy journey. The methodist minister from Barre preached a very good - but rather doctrinal sermon from the text "The damsel is not dead, but sleepeth". Dwelt a great deal upon the resurrection of the body.
Lizzie Holmes has been better 'till yesterday - she had the worst day she has - her thumb pained her so she had sort of a fit - they are afraid she has taken cold in it - it continues to discharge a great deal. Joseph Hill has been quite sick - they were afraid of typhoid fever. Geo. Davis went to Boston last week - to see how his large oxen sold -
