| Page 1 Stony Point - Nov. 19th 1858
My very dear Brother,
Your letter of 15_ ____
mailed in Roxboro yesterday, was received
this evening. We were all very much pleased
to hear from you & to learn you were well.
Health is an inestimable blessing & yet but
few of us set sufficient value upon it.
You, perhaps, received a letter from me by
last Thursday's mail, giving you some
reason to look out for a visit from Ma
this week. Various things were in Ma's way
so that she did not get off this
week, though she has not yet entirely
abandoned the idea of going; she is
so anxious to see you & the Mt. Tirzah
friends, particularly the aged &
infirm. She hoped such a trip may
be an advantage to sister, yet she
dreads to make the experiment.
The masons didn't get away until
this evening. They have built us a
very large chimney to a small room.
Line calls it the steeple. Ma's new
chamber is small, but it is very
comfortable. I don't know what
to tell you about sister. She is
still in a very uncomfortable state
of mind; full of notions. She has
been making various signs of one sort
or another today. She eats & sleeps a little. Ma has seemed pretty well this
week. Line & some other members of the | Page 1 Stony Point - Nov. 19th 1858
My very dear Brother,
Your letter of 15_ ____
mailed in Roxboro yesterday, was received
this evening. We were all very much pleased
to hear from you & to learn you were well.
Health is an inestimable blessing & yet but
few of us set sufficient value upon it.
You, perhaps, received a letter from me by
last Thursday's mail, giving you some
reason to look out for a visit from Ma
this week. Various things were in Ma's way
so that she did not get off this
week, though she has not yet entirely
abandoned the idea of going; she is
so anxious to see you & the Mt. Tirzah
friends, particularly the aged &
infirm. She hoped such a trip may
be an advantage to sister, yet she
dreads to make the experiment.
The masons didn't get away until
this evening. They have built us a
very large chimney to a small room.
Line calls it the steeple. Ma's new
chamber is small, but it is very
comfortable. I don't know what
to tell you about sister. She is
still in a very uncomfortable state
of mind; full of notions. She has
been making various signs of one sort
or another today. She eats & sleeps a little. Ma has seemed pretty well this
week. Line & some other members of the |
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