1858-11-19 Susan Webb to James Hazel Webb

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Stony Point - Nov. 19th 1858

My very dear Brother,

Your letter of 15_ ____ mailed in Roxboro yesterday, was received this evening. We were all very much pleased to hear from you & to learn you were well. Health is an inestimable blessing & yet but few of us set sufficient value upon it. You, perhaps, received a letter from me by last Thursday's mail, giving you some reason to look out for a visit from Ma this week. Various things were in Ma's way so that she did not get off this week, though she has not yet entirely abandoned the idea of going; she is so anxious to see you & the Mt. Tirzah friends, particularly the aged & infirm. She hoped such a trip may be an advantage to sister, yet she dreads to make the experiment. The masons didn't get away until this evening. They have built us a very large chimney to a small room. Line calls it the steeple. Ma's new chamber is small, but it is very comfortable. I don't know what to tell you about sister. She is still in a very uncomfortable state of mind; full of notions. She has been making various signs of one sort or another today. She eats & sleeps a little. Ma has seemed pretty well this week. Line & some other members of the

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family have had very bad colds. Some of our neighbors are afflicted in the same way. Mrs. Tillinghast & Mrs. [Morning Owery?] & called yesterday. They both spoke of you & joined in the woeful lamentation, "he is without a wife." I think Mrs. Tillinghast is a charming woman. Their oldest daughters are both teachers. Sara Ann has a school in VA & Robin [?] has one at home. Nanny [?] & Eliza [?] expect to leave next week. I have seen but little of them. I went over one evening to see them, but they were not at home. I carried sister over to Dr. [?] ____'s Thursday evening. She seemed disposed to enjoy her visit - & yet - the fear of having done wrong to go, troubled her all the time she was there & hastened her home. The last thing she does is always wrong with her. Dr. [?] Lays [?] is gone to [Lynos?] which is now in session [?] in ___ ____.

[Sick?] wants to go to the ___ __ to conferment, could you come home and go with him: maybe you will find __ in the mood- ___ ___. you say Whitlow shall and so and whal [?] Shall, I say; if the ___ is __ in ___ I can answer in,- but- if you ___ dead ___ as it is generally thought a man of your age out to __, do on only say, please yourself and you will please me, so __ doesn't __ a ___ and ___ a __ ___ Billy HOrne a few days ago, the

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informs us of the marriage of his sister _____. The married is Mr. Stewart of Columbus, a man of 28 years, Billy states. You & his father are at home alone now the younger boys are at school in Washington. Billy speaks of his two fine nephews, Mary & Alex's sons. Bes[?] was to let cousin [?] Eliza [?] hear from her bro's family. Uncle [untill son]? ___ said it was upheld in person was Stephen was married, but that is a mistake. Old Mr James Thompson was still alive yesterday. He has been living in a stupor about 2 weeks. Old Mr. ___ was here a few days ago. He said Mr ___ ___ were getting better. I had a letter from J and Gary the other day she tells me of various improvements at their house since I left there. They all seem pleased with ___ ___ ___. I am glad Marry sent the yarn to Ann & Betsy. I can't knit any myself. Ma has been doing some knitting for you. There are to be some matrimonial alliances in our neighborhood soon I understand. Eliza Richard is to marry a _ ___ & Bob madam R____ say has renew his "dark suit." I will gain a fair bride. See what perserverance will do. Alex Oldham is to be married in Goldsboro & bring his bride

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to his father's in December. Line glories in her invitation to be one of his bride's maids. Dick, I think, is invited too, to be one of the officials. Sister sends her love & says you must come up. Don't [?] wait for ma, just come when you get ready. If you see cousins ___ & Mary, give my love to them & tell ___ _ ___ __ ___ them very much. Dick will get home from college the last day of this month. Mr. B's school will lose them & some day, ___ is better than when I wrote last though he has some cold now. My hand is tired & it is getting late. I write with in ___, because there is no ink in my room.Perhaps if you will ___ on your specktacles [?] you can make out to read it. Ma sends love. With all the fondness of a sister's love S A Webb

P.S. It will be rather digging to pay a dollar to have an engagement published, and then buy license too. Won't it?

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