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To Elizabeth Ann Rich

My Dear Daughter As to your "plans' I didn't say much about it when I wrote before and don't know hardly what to say now - I should have no particular objection, but there are two things that come exactly across it ist the least thought of it distresses Almeda as she has been cogitating the same plan & seems to think it the very & only way she can get a living - But by the way I think she is getting along quite comfortably now and perhaps it would be quite as well for her to get along where she is for several years if she only had a little snug house in good repair - but her buildings, need a good deal done to them if it costs her a great deal for wood & 2ndly S. has express'd his idea pretty strongly to L. that he would prefer keeping house has boarded so long wants a home &c - if L should be as well as she is now she could very comfortably do the work of a small family with small help - she has been spinning 3 or 4 skeins in a day works like anything all the time has gone afoot to Dr. Kimballs today to make a visit - she has knit a long fine stocking for herself in 6 evenings. - I should rather like your plan on my own account if you could make it work i.e. in very many respects should - Tho' I am very comfortably situated and ought to be thankful I expect it will seem different when Lucy goes I shall miss her exceedingly. I don't see how I can stand it when she and all of you are gone - Albina is clever but ------she isn't Lucy. We seem to be getting along pretty well the cows have done well we've made a good parcel of butter - C. has got 50 or 60 bushels of excellent sound corn lots of bean, & pumpkins - and Albina very smart and well now she stares round and work and contrives and calculate She is young but will if she lives make quite a good housewife I guess I wonder why we have heard nothing from you any of you for so long time I thought that a business man like Joseph would acknowledge the receipt of money bundle &c immediately.