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Chapel Hill February 26th 1844

My Dear Husband

As I did not receive your letter until
this morning, I am somewhat at a loss to know whether it would
be best for me to write to-day, or wait until Friday the day you
specified I should in future write. I thought however as yours was
written on Tuesday & did not reach me until Monday, that if I waited
until Friday you might become uneasy about us, before you
could receive it. I will if nothing prevents, write again about Wednesday
next & after that time always write on Friday. I was very
much disappointed at not receiving a letter on Saturday and was
charitable enough to believe that but for irregularity in the mails
I should have done so, I laid down my work shortly after dinner
on that day I thought I would write you any how, but concluded
again that you might leave Charlotte before my letter arrived there.
It is unpleasant to be undecided in one's mind upon any subject
& I am glad you have given me a set day ----

We have been going on for the past week or so almost exactly in
the old way - Children all well & lively, - eat heartily & seem to enjoy
themsleves out of doors this fine weather exceedingly - even
little Wesley has been benefited by it - he is carried out every day
& seems to enjoy the sight of the fowls - pigs, trees etc as much as any
of them. the little fellow continues to fatten & I think has improved
in fact he is sweeter than ever - really we have cause for gratitude
that the Giver of all good has blessed us this far in our children.
They are at least promising now, what they will be - we cannot foresee
yet I hope for the best.