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Fourth day the 30 last first day I
commenced for a long letter but had
not ambition enough to finish
now I commence again

[Achsah?] has been sick is not very
smart yet but so as to be about house
some; William Dean has thought his knee
was so lame he didnot feel like riding to
Montpelier but today was our Monthly Meeting
time for the committee to report that had the care of
Montpelier Meeting but how could we report I
think none of us had attended or even corisponded
on the subject & I shouldnot think strange if
Wm. Dean & wife & Andrew Homes & wife should
visit you next first day & go from there to Quarte-
rly meeting if so they ma be there before thee
gets this so I shont write as much as I want to
tell thee there are many things I would like to say
that I cant write. I saw dear little Elizabeth Hall
at Meeting to day it was heart rending to me
to see the angellic little Bird & think her
Mother in the Heavenly host & she left. I hope
it may be for some good purpos) but fear
it will be for a life of trouble; for her
presant Mother complains of ill treatment
from Joseph & has left him & gone to her