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you will soon be home. Nancy longs to see you. We expect to see
you much improved in your manners attend to this but above
all things attend to your Bible your catechism your prayers, and
be sure you never tell an untruth nothing can excuse this it is
an abhorence to that God who sees us wherever we are and will
certainly punish us for that as well as every other wicked word or
action. I wish you to learn by heart the 139th [psalm?] 1st part
long [?] before I see you; endeavour to get it very perfectly.
Your papa and myself think of going to Exeter the last of
this month if we should we will call and see you. I enclose
you a pair of show things. I hope you do not wear your new
hat in rainey weather nor on week and days unless you go abroad
by invitation you must take great care of your clothes or they will
soon look very shabby. Write me an answer soon to this letter
and remember my compiments to Mr & Mrs Abbot and
Mr Brown & thank them for me for their attention to you.
Papa will write you by this opportunity. Nancy & your brothers
join in love to you my dear son. With same
affectionate mother
ED Morse