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Center Falls. June 9. 1839.
Monday [Sem?] 10th

Dear Sister,
Your letter mailed June 4 was recieved the 8th. Pleased to learn that after a pleasant jounrney you arrived safely at new Rochelle, where I suppose you now are, instructing your pupils.
After you left we were quite lonesome; mifsed you very much. The next day, Friday, Milifsa assisted me in making my dress, also the same day, Mary M Leon and E Perine were on their way from [Union?] Village to Batterville, called and took dinner with us. The next Monday or Tuesday I returned to her home in Lysander. The 27 of last month which was Monday. [So?]... Wilson gave H.[S?] myself an invitation to visit after. [Pettises?] in the evening [Let?] however leaving rather a saving day. of course it would be somewhat pleasant, also they were strangers to us. Ye. Ye. ----- we concluded [uvd?] to Maria and Rufus went. -- They said a kings Coffin was to leave the next morning and it was on her account that the visist was proposed. R said by the Harringtons [be?]. ----- Wednesday eve. May 29. The Band from the village were up. I suppose merely for the purpose of honouring Centre Falls, as they went no farther than Barbers -- They called at C Falls House took drinks of Lemonade and Segars, etc. conducted themselves politely. ---- Friday May 31. Maria Wilson put on her oldest quilt [unintelligible] a few of the neighbours. but all that were there. were hers [sefft?]. hers Lusher. H and myself --- Saturday Ann Hendrixson visited here. ---- Tuesday June 4 I did nearly all of the washing before I had finished Aaron and Dr Collins called. I quickly changed my dresses and entertained them as politely as possible. After they left Mary Ann M Leon and Henry [K?] called and I went to the village with them to see about a bonnet did not she speak for any.
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Mary [edim?] remained at the village -- Wednesday the 5. (Ch. I and S Burdick came to board with us a week ago or were) I with S Burdicks assistance out and hastly made our carpet which you will readily suppose is out of the Loom Ive have not any Binding yet, hope soon to be able to find some. A called and took tea. Daniel went to the village and Mary Ann came home with him -- about tea time h y M Leon happened to call a few moments-staid no linger than Lewis went to the village and [achirued?] -- Friday 7th I with Mary A. walked to Battenville enjoyed [aurseluegd?] very well. Ive took dinner at "Uncle Jimmys" after which Mary and [Shaney?] with us called at the Store Mr Pitchers and H R M Leans Sent Ann seemed very