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door leading into an adjoining room. Coming back now
to the side where the door is situated where you must fancy
yourself standing, is a window which nearly completes my
description. One side of the room is of iron the other sides
of wood & the ceiling over head is of cotton cloth & the floor
is formed of Fifty Four distinct pieces of board although the
room is only about 9 by 13 feet. I will now leave you to
judge of our appearance & of the appearance of our rooms.

For the last three days we have had beautiful
weather but this evening is dull & rainy & for a month
past nearly every other day has been stormy & old settlers
predict a very wet winter, that is that we shall have
a great deal of rain before Spring, which although
rather unpleasant here with us will be of great benefit
to the miners. Last Thursday was Thanksgiving in this
state & I believe the same day was set apart for Thanks-
giving & praise in the state of Massachusetts. If so how
pleasant it would have been could we have all met
once more & devoured the Turkey & all the good Fixins
together which we have always done every year until
now, & if I ever felt homesick I felt so last Thursday
I would have given almost anything could I have got home
on that day. You will probably remember that I had
been absent from home just nine months at that time
Nov 25th, I was invited to partake of a Thanksgiving dinner
which invitation I accepted & had a nice dinner of Roast
ducks Puddings &c. Every one could not afford a Turkey dinner
as Turkeys sold at from 10 to 18 dollars each while ducks & geese sell
for 3 dollars per Pair. -- I hope you were all well &