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not to be in a hurrey to
return I seem to want you
to contrive it so that if you
feel like spending; I would say
the winter with us if I was not
a fraid it would frighten thee,
but just think of it & see if it
would not be pleasant [underline]if evry thing
was pleasant[/underline] for us to seem to
live togather a spell in our old
age.

5th day morn last
eve just as I had penned the above
Andrew came with the milk cans. I arose to take them he
handed me a letter from Sister
Rachel precious afflicted Sister.
what can I say to her it is useless
for me to try to say any thing.
I trust she has heretifore received
strength from that never failing
[arm?] of power which is always reddy
to support his dependant children
& does oft times "Say to each [underline]murmur
peace be still[/underline], What ere [underline]I[/underline] do is best"
my love again & again to her & evry
branch of the afflicted & berieved. D.
T. & Abigail W. Pleas keep us
posted where you are & when you will
be at our Angola station & we will
try to meet you thy sister Mary

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Pontiac 7 mo 31, 64

Dear sister

Once more I take my
pen to address thee, & should
like to know what the prospect
is for me to have a chance to
converse with thee (& thy dear George)
fact to face. We have not
commenced fixing our house, have
only got some materials on hand
nor do I think we shall this season
help is so hard to be got we have
no one at work for us at present.
William & Joshua helped Andrew
through heying & expect they will
through harvisting. We have 14
cowes which M D. & J. milk & have
it made up at C. S[?] Hunting
factory. Andrew & Mary D went
to yearly Meeting attended yearly
meeting put up at Eleazer