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me to stay with her - & last week H
went to Springfield to attend the funeral
of that sister that he went to see when thee
came home - They are all very well
at home - Thomas & Jane & Dorcas &
Mary & Horace & Howard have gone to Plain-
field to meeting today - we have had very
warm & dry weather for a few days past -
but previous to that it was almost freez-
ing cold - So that Christopher & Mary &
Walter & Fanny only went to the foot
of the White mountains - as the road to
the summit had not been cleared of ice
& snow & fallen timber - C's health is
some better - & they are now settled down
in their home - Aunt Paulina was
here yesterday - she is really smart & is
preparing to go west - & I have thought
if I get pretty well I had better go with
them, as I may probably not have so good
company again - what does thee think
of it? - Timothy has written to thee
directing the letter here - but it seems

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so uncertain about thy getting
this, that I will not send it till
I hear from thee - They were both
very well - but find their life very labo-
rious & fatiguing -

In five weeks from last sixth
day we expect Ann home - I expect
her [deleted] labor will be hard till then
but I think very little of that to what
I do of thine - Yesterday we visited
at G. C. N's. a number of Ladies were
also there & we had a pleasant time-
only the war makes us sad - & there
is also an affair in the neighborhood
that seems indeed sorrowful - Betsey
Arbuckle has a broken wrist which
had been done nine days before she
went to a Dr. it is supposed that it
was hurt in some way by her hus-
band when intoxicated - & he would not
take her to a Dr. nor let his boy go for one
when it grew so bad that she went on
foot to Dr. Town's, on a very warm day - &