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I will try and be patient as possible, and pray God to change things for the best soon. I know you think I cannot be happy under my circumstances? You are mistaken. Remember you have
ever, since you was but a childe seen me in any other situation than the one in which I now am placed. Yes-------Theodore I could be happy. Take me from under this dependent situation, and you
will see a changed woman I could say much on this subject, but I cease for fear I make my self disagreeable.

Why have you not written to some of us before now? I have been extremely anxious to hear from you. I was near haven you writen for several times when I was ill. Robert is well, but cannot get
fat some how. He is too----fine, too fine indeed, he would be too easy to be broken. He has got his head cramed and famed full of marrying. He will be married as sure as you live, the first one
he can get to have him. He stands high in the estimation of the people as an honest--industrious and correct young man. I fear he will find some young lady fool enough to have him. My only
objection to his marrying, is that I think he is too young, and his health would be easyly impaire. I often ask him why he does not write to you, he all ways says, the want of time. I wish you would
write to him, it will rouse him I think. I would be pleased that you and him would correspond more frequently? I would be sorry if I could think you and he would even feel cold or indifferent
towards one another.

Mr Baden has been with us for the two last weeks. He inquired after you, and asked if you was a good Catholick. He is very infirm in body and mind, He ought to stop traveling and rest, the remainder
of his pilgrimage here.