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as to temperance I say yes with all my heart Join it, and
God grant you may be temperate in all things, don,t be
extravagent. it is a great deal easier to spend money than
to make it, as to what you say about slavey I know to be true
by sad experience, I am greatly reliev.d in that respect since I came
here, only I am too far from my dear chioldren, if any of them is
sick it takes me too long a time to get to them, but if any wo=
=man on earth cou.d be happy on earth I ought to be, but I do not
expect perfect happinss in this life it is not to be found here
Sidney has a son about a month old, I have not heard his name
yet but expect Sidney here next week, he is preparing to bui
=ld a dwelling house next summer, Brutus has built hi horse
Mill something like sidneys but on an improv.d plan, he has
been very attentive to business a has improv.d his place much,
login as we call her has been to see her children a stayed three weeks
she says she will stay at our farm untill you return, I havn.t
seen her since she got home, but Jack told me she only saw tabitha
her,=sons was gone on board of a steem boat, we had no overseer at
the farm untill last August, & now I believe we have not bett
our selves, the overseer wants as much, watching as the ngroes,
but under all circumstances they have done better than I ex=
pected, you said you intened to leave your clothes at Mr Johnsons offic
he says you left nothing there, I got your saddle bridle & trunk from you
boarding house, if you left any thing else name it in your next letter
they had a small Majority for clay in the Legislature & have elected him
senator for congress, Richard Johnson was his opponent in [strikethrough] the Jackson
party, the convensions are to nominate a Governor, your uncle Garrard spoken of
Mr Dudley & myself are in good health farewell your Mother

Edwards health is not very Good

L. Dudley

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Miss Brann was to be Married this week I havn.t hear from there to man from Lewsville
I am told M. Johnson wants to Marry again, Martha woods is Married to James [Lestilly?] hurry good love to Miss Dunkin