Sanderson documents

[New B Bedon?]

New Bedford Nov. 19 1859

Dear Sister

To day [Today] is the Nineteenth of November and the mail I guess are all out and I have not receive [received] any letter from you by this steamer and feel quite low spirited more so on Grandmother's account. She feels very bad indeed not receiving a letter to know how Willie is I should think that you might afford time there being two of you to write to us every steamer as it would be rather cheering to us to her [hear] from you and the Children we miss them very much.. times are quite hard as I am not to work myself and it seems rather hard to get along all we have to depend on is what Charles gets and I wish he was making more, than two

[Dozens?]

I have some plain sewing to do. but that does not pay very well. Adeline dont [don't] write to us hardly once a fornight [fortnight] I may as well say once a month she promise [promised] to send me something once in a while but she is such a story teller she acts real mean, I think

Yesterday [their] there was an excursion up to Boston for one dollar and Charles went up he thought he might get something to do, but I hardly thinks he will he has not come back yet Charles would like to come out there very much and so would I if it was not for Grandmother Margaret she is quite well for her and also the children. Kate is well and sends her love.

Bob promise to give me fifty cents a week for Grandmother but he has not done it to morrow [tomorrow] night I shall go because he owes me for two weeks one dollar Aerol and George are well, Grandmother is well and sends her love to you all

and says you must kiss the children for all of us how is little Kate getting along does she go to school tell her to learn fasst [fast] and hurry home the old grandmother says Florence S Dupas she can read. When she hears Mary and them say it after her. Bob & Fanny his wife sends their love. I supore [suppose] you got the thing's by McGree. Thanksgiven [Thanksgiving] is near at hand and I have not got any thing thick to ware [wear] round [around] me yet you must send money soon as you can. I have not pad [paid] any bills because I could not spare the money to do so. Mr. Healls says now his bill is $11.87 when you was here he said is was $6.00 if you could of spare the money at the time and paid to do him it would of been better. money is scarce is heard truth. Bell, your beautiful sister is here. Mrs. Sanderson and all are very well.

I want you to try to make time to write to me every Snail for it is so lonesome here, Ocelia Cypress is not expecting to live she sent for me. to tell her that. I would forgive her for abusing me. Mrs. Fanny Wilkins is married to Mr. Wright we are all well and sends love to all, Charles got home today and said Georges had the chicken pox but is better no more from your sister

Lydia

every body [everybody] sends their love to you. Bill and Virginia sends their love to you. Mr. Taylor Nancy Cambell send their love

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Los Angeles Th [superscript] January 25th 1871

Rev.- and very. Dear, brother It has been my Desire for a Long time to write you a few Lines but have failed to do so from time to time until now. I hope you and your family are enjoying good health, give my Love to them. I was informed that 2 or 3 of your daughters have Professed Religion. I wish you much joy on their account. Hope the Lord will bless and keep them, that they may be able to stand in the evil day, and that they may be as trees planted by the rivers of warter [water] that bringeth forth his fruits in his Season. river For my part what shall I say, but that my trust is in my hean heavenly father, thou he slay me yet will I trust him I will trust him where I can not [cannot] trace him. Thou he chasten me with one hand he holds me up with the other. dear brother do you ever make a spechial [special] prayer for your Poor afflicted heart broken and forSaken'd [foresakened] Sister. forSaken [foresaken] by one who had Promised before almighty god that he will Stand by me untill [until] death, but, alas he has violated his allegiance and have proved himself an enviterate [inveterate] enemy. I will never forget you dear brother. for you were a friend in need, and I Believe a friend indeed. your Spirit and mind [mine] are in Some way united I know not why but it has been So for the Last 6 or 7 years when you are in trouble I feel it without any one writeing [writing] me or saying any thing [anything] to me about your troubles while in Panama when your Child was Sick I