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I heard from our beloved Mother
a day or two since who informed
me that Mr C. had gone on [D S.?]
to bring you home so I presume
by this time you are safely housed
again at Hamilton, attending to your
domestic duties with your accustomed
energy. I only wish that I could be
with you all sooner than I will be.
I hope you enjoyed your trip more
than you expected to, and do not have
any cause to regret your having gone.
I heard yesterday from California,
I had a letter from Father and one
from Butler also - the former
devoted the whole of his epistle
to 'rowing me up' for having not
written him oftener, and because
the mail miscarried my letters.
I hope by this time he has recd:
my letters and will repudiate his
uncharitable opinions about my neglecting him.

I heard from our beloved Mother
a day or two since who informed
me that Mr C. had gone on [D S.?]
to bring you home so I presume
by this time you are safely housed
again at Hamilton, attending to your
domestic duties with your accustomed
energy. I only wish that I could be
with you all sooner than I will be.
I hope you enjoyed your trip more
than you expected to, and do not have
any cause to regret your having gone.
I heard yesterday from California,
I had a letter from Father and one
from Butler also - the former
devoted the whole of his epistle
to 'rowing me up' for having not
written him oftener, and because
the mail miscarried my letters.
I hope by this time he has recd:
my letters and will repudiate his
uncharitable opinions about my neglecting him.