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Sackett [concern?] lost $250,000 by bad debts
South, It came near swamping them, and
Ralph, as I can see, does not keep up
his former high spirits. I spent a night
there, Mr. & Mrs [Thorne?] are up the North river
this winter, & the family seemed lonely as
in comparison with former days. They all
sent love to you & Julia.

John Broughton was out yesterday at Ho-
-boken looking for a small house to set
up in—dont know with what success,
I told them to look also for us. They are
quite tired of boarding.

Was at Stanford last sabbath in both churches
—had a good time as you may suppose but
have suffered terribly headach since. I have
doctored what I could, but it has been lonely
business. Mary Anderson came in yesterday
& finding me in the back office with head