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Cleveland Feb 23rd 1855 My Dear "Bob"- I have intended every day for the last month to write and thank you for your many kind, & most welcome letters, but I am a miserable correspondent, & it is now so long since I have made the attempt to write to any one, that I almost feel as if I knew how to hold any pen. I have tried many times to persuade Charley to write, but he dislikes, it very much, & thinks his letters are not worth reading. He is now very humble, & is scarcely, able to walk about. He has not been well all winter & for the last few weeks has grown thin, & weak, and is very low spirited. I feel extremely anxious about him, but hope he mite improve with

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the return of Spring - is very lovely & has not little here to excite, or interest him - I wish he had your fondness for books, natural history etc - I have spent a great part of the winter in the city with Mrs Earmine, who has been very much afflicted in the loss of two children. The youngest, a daughter, died Chrsitmas eve, & Calvin the morning after Christmas, They were buried together. Calvin was a great sufferer, and In [illegible] you would not have known him. The lectures closed last week, my Father has [illegible] unusually [illegible] this [illegible], and lost but one lecture during the term. He is busy today cutting grafts to send to Europe. He spends a good deal of time in the same house with his plants, which are many flourishing & many of them in full bloom. I made two large boquets this morning of Roses, Camillias's Azalia's, White Jasamine, Scarlet Geranium, [illegible] They were for [illegible] to take to the city. - She has gone in to attend a fancy party, & goes as country girl. Carrie left the Seminary last fall, & has spent the winter at home, her health is much [illegible] by the changes. She Studies Some at home, & plays for [illegible]. I always think of you, when she plays your favorite pieces, & wish you could stop in, & hear them, but you would find our home sadly, changed, you would miss the "angel of our household" [illegible] much land, & [illegible] [illegible]. I need not tell you how lonely, & desolate I am without him. Tom was with us long enough to [several illegible words in this sentence], & how [illegible] attached to [illegible] his friends - He often spoke of you, & of your kindness to him when here, and anticipated much pleasure in visiting you at the Nest.

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Mr. Pease has lately gone to Hudson, (about thirty miles from him) as Secretary for the Christian Times Bail [illegible] - He spends the Sabbath with us so much. I [illegible] not know when I shall [illegible] during the dinner. Ana is housekeeper now, so I shall not be confined as closely here as I have been - I wont say much to go to housekeping in my own house, but this time are too hard at present. I am much obliged for your kind invitation to visit you, and shall be very happy to so do, should I ever go so far from home. Charley has misled many times this winter that he was with you, I [illegible] as not for you hear this discussion! When I go to housekeeping I shall claim a good long visit; You may keep as many pet-Bugs, Beetles, and Squirrels as you like, but the Snakes I cannot- accommodate. "Dear" as they may be to you.

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I hear that you are writing for the Prairie Farmer in the Natural History department. I heard my Father speaking so highly of your articles this morning, that I thought he at least seemed quite proud of his pupil". If convenient please send me a number of the Farmer occasionaly. I [illegible] [illegible] thought our flowers seeds, and so if I cannot find some Autumn seeds for you, we have so many seedling plants every spring, that we do not have the [illegible] them. I suppose you know that Mr Eliott is opening a large seed store in the city. He is well [illegible] for that business, & I hope will make it profitable. Charley still talks of the nursery business, & if well enough will make a commencement this Spring. We have had a good deal of fine sleighing this winter, & it has then [illegible] impossible in the city; I have lost [illegible]

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fondness for it, Any Sleigh-[illegible] [illegible] are [illegible]! I never felt old, until within the last year. I wish I could [illegible] you something that would interest you, but I do not so any one, or taken interest enough to inqire what is going on in the city- This is the first time I have written for one year, and I am ashamed to send it, but I trust you will excuse it, and destroy it as soon as you had it. Let us hear from you often, I always read your letters with pleasure, & shall afflict you with a note occasionaly - Remember me to your Father & Mother - Charley wishes to be remembered to you also. - Your friend Mary E. Pease.

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