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Charles has 28$ a month for himself and oxen Hiram takes care of the Barn cuts the wood & C is going back again in a few day left his oxen there. Isn't it funny that he should go into the woods to work this Winter for the first time however he was under a kind of necessity of going as he could not sell his oxen & is paying 25 pr cent interest for Money till he can pay for them. Lucy returned from Bangor Saturday night the Brethren were all well and we are " well as could be expected,, at home Almeda and her children are well she and James take care of the 2 Cows and sheep with out any help except Hiram occasionally. We have perhaps 2 feet of snow- very much drifted. L. got her a very pretty dress for the occation for which Eliab gave or lent her the money.

  You say who is Nathiel Stevens - Cousin Natty is son of Gove Stevens My Father's Brother who liv'd & died in Warwick he was a good Smart man rather great in Mathematical Knowledge he had a Son Graduate at Harvard College extra scholar but died a drunkard soon after 2 other Sons Abel & Sam'l live in Eastport, Me. are sick - Natty is ever so loving but very little like his Mother I never liked him a bit - He has got a smart wife and  some likely children his oldest son in particular so they told me when I was there  Perhaps it is not worth your while to attempt to be acquainted with all your Second Cousins But it would take but a short time to introduce you to all your own or first Cousins about there. Only two on your fathers Side Sam'l and Josiah. And only Brother Joseph's Sister Conant's & Mr. Williams's children - you have seen Mrs. Godard a fine woman she is in Royalston. Mrs. Ardelia Dickenson I have told you about she is some like Almeda in her household management has a good mind deep sensible & smart but exceedingly depress'd by circumstances a Husband 22 years older than herself ignorant and miserly She would like to read all the time He I suppose never looks in a Book.