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coming to see you [ ] but half so much accept seeing
you in Carolina. My [Nany?] asked a great deal after you
all and said I must be sure to send her love to you and in
fact every one in this place asks after you and sends their
love. Mrs [ ] is very sick but is much better, Mrs Johnson
is very unwell indeed but all the rest are well. I am at John
Whites at this time Link and him say tthey should be very
much pleased to have you & M [ ]- for neighbors
I suppose you have heard that Bet Fiels & [ ] have
parted she is at [ ] and is very [ ] I was there
yesterday [Rosa?] is very delicate as she is [ ] [ ]
I received a very long letter from Sheppard last week he
was very well and spoke in the kindest terms of you [ ]
[ ] and our dear darling Shep say he perhaps will come
by to see you this spring an his [ ] to Virginia he compl-
ains greatly of the Mr. [ ] not writing to him [ ] he
should never hear from you all if i did not write to
him about you all, and always tell him how you are
Cousin Nat Martin & his wife have [ ] religion
and joined the Episcapal Church in a few weeks and in fact their
has been great revivals in all the Churches and I hope
the revivals will continue until every [soul?] [ ] [ ] Christians
all of your relations are well and doing well, and now my
dearest love write to me and say whenyou think you will
come for I cannot do much longer without seeing you
and my dear darling child and Mr Cab for I can truly
say I never in all my life wanted to see any persons
half so much as I do you three for I have tried this