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for me to go into [Appus? ? over?] & thus
come to my children - So I am obliged
to deny myself - the happiness of seeing
and attending on her - [Char] [Geo] & [Flora?]
are having a gay time - they have been
to four partys - there are several more
& then the Ball - I wish dear [B] could
come to be at the ball - [Mary] Nightingale
is quite sick - suppose she is getting
Measels too - But I suppose the
dear girls will tell you all the gay
news - Oh Mother when I found
that - our dear [Appy] nearly had the
Measels - My heart grew sick - I know
my Mother how miserable you would be
did you know it - Ah - I know how much
you have to distress & [griev?] you dear
loved Mother - but he who holds the
sea in his hand - will guard us all
dear Mother - I heard from dear [Mal]
today - his letter was five days old he
was quite well - Oh Mother God [tries?]
you in many ways - but he [h?s] your
life - blessd be his name -

To my sorrow people begin to find
out that I am staying here - and
to call on me - Oh I [shrink? so pour?]
strangers - I have some amusing
things aboaut these same calls to tell