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[upside down:]

Farewell my dear cousin, and think of me always as affectionately thine,

R. Robinson

[right side up:]

My dear cousin,

Thy kind and very welcome letter was received last Fifth-day evening
and I hoped then to answer it on First-day, but was disappointed, and yesterday too:
but I will not waste time in making excuses, - had I been as well as usual, it was my
purpose to have written some time ago, as I knew thou wouldst be a little anxious to
hear from us, - I did think myself thy debtor in this line as thy last had been replied
before thou wast here, - yet that would have made difference between us, - for thy
letters are ever truly welcome. - and I feel assured that mine are [but?] burdensome to
thee: thy last was answered 10th mon. 13th. After thou left us, I remained about as com-
fortable as when thou wast here, until the 27th of last month when I had severe attack
of pain in my bowels, such as I had several times eight years ago this winter, it came
in early in the evening, and I suffered a good deal all night,- the morning found
me much weakened, so that I could only sit up to have my bed made. - Sixth-day
night I could lie upon my back as well as my right side, - sat up nearly two hours on
Seventh-day, that night could lie a little while at a time on my left side, and on
First-day sat up about four hours, - we sent for R. Orvis on First-day, she came
and staid with me all night, bathed me spirits and gave me catnip Aniseed
and [Lakelia?] tea, which soothed me nicely and quieted my cough, - she has attended
to me since, and now I sit up all day except two hours after dinner, [us?] to [pretty?] [well?]
and night, and can walk about the room considerably, sew some and write to
Ann, do some little at putting things in place and feel that I am gaining the rest
rapidly: - My appetite is pretty good, tho' I do not crave food very often, - drink
neither tea nor coffee, - am allowed cocoa and sage tea, very pleasant substitutes,