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fathers Elizabeth is to her Grandfather
Halls at present they will do all they
can for her. Since our return home
my health has improved we were two days
from Fall River home staid most one day
& night in Boston. Rufus is in about
usual health he has been making some pre-
peration for building an addition on
the west side of the house to enlarge our
lodgeing room & pantry & also to build
a stoop on the south end he has got the
timber hewn & some of the stone drawn
from the lake. if he can get help to suit
him he intends to begind week after next
to build if we do I dont think we shall se Montpe-
lier untill 10th mo. We have received very
wellcom letters from Moses H. Beede &
Johnathan Devoll Rachel B. Stevens &
others since our return which are not all
answered. my wandering thoughts I want
to express to thee seems to increas
but I will leave them for perhaps our
friends will visit you & tell all if not
remind me of it & I will try again.

I am glad to hear that Mary has better
health that Ann is with you for a time
wont she & some of the boys make us a
visit. am glad to here to William is not
killed in Battle; poor Elma Irish we here
her griefe was inconsolable on hereing of
the death of Oliver.

Our friends here that I have not mention-
ed is in usual health. Mary Noonan has
a nice little daughter born the 7th of
6th mo. I cant write all I want to so I will
bid thee farewell for the presant.

Rufus joins me in much love to thee & all
enquireing friends Sarah A. Hazard

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North Ferrisburg 7th mo. 27th 1862

Dear cousin Rachel

We had the pleasure of reading
thy kind letter in the evening of the 25th which
was the date of it. I have felt quite to lazy to
answer it untill now about sunset; we have
been to meeting it seemed small a number of
members absent sister Elizabeth not able to
go her health has not been very good for some
time. last third day morning she was taken
with severe pain which troubled her about
breathing & she said her toung felt stiff &
thick. she is under the Docters care is about
house & out to feed chickens some but dont set
up all day nor rest well nights. is much better
than she was & we hope will soon be smart
again but she grows very poor. looks most
as thin as her Mother did a few year before
she died & I fear Elizabeth will not be long
lived. Oh that she & all ma be prepared for death.
she said when I was there the other day
this was a pleasant world, & she hated to
leave it. & all was an uncertainty beyond
the grave. it dont look so to me I believe
there is a certainty beyond the grave &
I hope with some faith that through the
mercy of God I can say come wellcom
death & set me free if I am favoured to
know when the call is at my dore &
I think I realize it ma be soon or my
days ma be lengthened to years.

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