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The Register is [?] paper & I have to send it to him,
or I would send it to you sometimes. Did you get
two papers I sent you not long since?
Bro. [?] went to Charlotte last week & brought
back his stock of goods, molasses & sugar [?] in his [?]
We heard from Sister Saturday - She scribbled over 3 pages
of a large sheet of letter paper & there was but one finished
sentence in the whole. This indicates no mental im
provement. Mrs. Fisher wrote a few things. She said Sister's
health had been pretty good since I was there in Dec
& she was quite [?] for her. She seems pretty
well for her this week. She is always in more of [?]
trouble about something. Two of our [?] took a [?]
leave of us Sunday. Our boarders had been rather
unmerciful in [?] a [?]; by some means, Mr. B
heard of it - & to ignite them [?] [?] own [?]
blocked 6 of them at his study Friday evening [?] while
a [?] among the rest of Rob[?] & [?] L
to spite themselveves, left. Mane Ann is still poorly -
not able to do any thing. The rest of us are good.
I have 6 pupils this week; so you see my responsibilities
are multiplying. Bettie [?] is in Asheboro spending
some weeks with Line. Our neighborhood is very quiet
now. The ladies have all been bloackaded at home for
some weeks past by the mud but if the sun shine &
wind, we have today, continue, the blockade will soon
be rased.

Wednesday after noon. At Home: Uncle S[?]
has just left here. He [?] Laura home with him.
The sick ones at his house are better. Adeline's babe died.
John Snipes is up on a visit to his wife. Ricky [?] Stanford
was in Person[?] last week when brother was down, still unable
to return to his Reg. Bro. says he don't take any care
of himself. [?] Mrs. enjoys good health in the army. She is
some where near Savannah. Ann sends a great deal of love
and says she had a letter in store for you, but hasn't had
time to put it on paper. She is glad to find I am writing.
Sam's [?] now are two minnows he has had in a pitcher
of water for more than a week. She feeds them & says he believes
they grow. He has a diminutive net he sinks in the
kitchen every few days to see if the fish can still go this
[?] meshes. This is the way he measures them to ascertain
whether or not they grow. I was at Salem last Sab. Mr. [?]
preached from "Preach the word; be instant in season & out of
season; Reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering & [?]
Your name was called in C[?] meeting. How I wished you were there to
answer to it. May we meet in Heaven, prays, your fond sister. SAW.

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The Register is [?] paper & I have to send it to him,
or I would send it to you sometimes. Did you get
two papers I sent you not long since?
Bro. [?] went to Charlotte last week & brought
back his stock of goods, molasses & sugar [?] in his [?]
We heard from Sister Saturday - She scribbled over 3 pages
of a large sheet of letter paper & there was but one finished
sentence in the whole. This indicates no mental im
provement. Mrs. Fisher wrote a few things. She said Sister's
health had been pretty good since I was there in Dec
& she was quite [?] for her. She seems pretty
well for her this week. She is always in more of [?]
trouble about something. Two of our [?] took a [?]
leave of us Sunday. Our boarders had been rather
unmerciful in [?] a [?]; by some means, Mr. B
heard of it - & to ignite them [?] [?] own [?]
blocked 6 of them at his study Friday evening [?] while
a [?] among the rest of Rob[?] & [?] L
to spite themselveves, left. Mane Ann is still poorly -
not able to do any thing. The rest of us are good.
I have 6 pupils this week; so you see my responsibilities
are multiplying. Bettie [?] is in Asheboro spending
some weeks with Line. Our neighborhood is very quiet
now. The ladies have all been bloackaded at home for
some weeks past by the mud but if the sun shine &
wind, we have today, continue, the blockade will soon
be rased.

Wednesday after noon. At Home: Uncle S[?]
has just left here. He [?] Laura home with him.
The sick ones at his house are better. Adeline's babe died.
John Snipes is up on a visit to his wife. Ricky [?] Stanford
was in Person[?] last week when brother was down, still unable
to return to his Reg. Bro. says he don't take any care
of himself. [?] Mrs. enjoys good health in the army. She is
some where near Savannah. Ann sends a great deal of love
and says she had a letter in store for you, but hasn't had
time to put it on paper. She is glad to find I am writing.
Sam's [?] now are two minnows he has had in a pitcher
of water for more than a week. She feeds them & says he believes
they grow. He has a diminutive net he sinks in the
kitchen every few days to see if the fish can still go this
[?] meshes. This is the way he measures them to ascertain
whether or not they grow. I was at Salem last Sab. Mr. [?]
preached from "Preach the word; be instant in season & out of
season; Reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering & [?]
Your name was called in C[?] meeting. How I wished you were there to
answer to it. May we meet in Heaven, prays, your fond sister. SAW.