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Rochester Oct 10/63
My Dears
During the meeting I had no time or strength to write— & now it is over drop you a line to let you know how I am.
The meeting has been a good one—without any thing to dis-turb [harmony?], & largely attended. You will see a fall report in the Congregationalist the reporter of [ab.?] was present. I attended until my head ache compelled me to stop & lie down and then I would go again. My place being a mile away I had a quiet time without company—Feel worn, & have been lying down this mroning until now 12 [ap?]—Your letter came, and about having the house it may be best, I will stay away until
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about the time you will want to go—say about 4 or 5 weeks from now & then come & help you shut up—the [place?] where you will spend the time, you must fix as I suppose the winter will be a very busy time with me.
This field looks still very hard as in comparison to my strength, but I see no other way. I am quite a stranger here—& it is dif-ficult to obtain any access to the Churches—I get a [kind?] of [unclear] meeting tomorrow between the Services, & on Monday shall go back along toward N York. Write me there, as perhaps you have before now. Sell the place of course if you can, but it will be very safe shut up during the winter—Love to all
Yours affectionately J. W. Alvord