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Springfield March 3 Dear Sister  I have neglected writing along time expecting to write by Frances  we got a good chance for her to go to Windsor in January  she  was to set out her journey in a day or two but the snow left us & there has not ben enough since to go  I expected she would have stayd a while if she had a come  we are all well  Julia has ben quite sick with a cold & worms  my girl that has livd with me has had a violent cold & cough was taken a raising blood and is verry weak and [[some ?]] her friends are a fraid of the consumption  she has ben home two weeks  she has a Sister that is a coming to live with me  Hez is now gone after her  she is said to be as good or better than her Sister  she is older  we hav had 37 yards of field cloth stolen out of the shop this winter  we hav pait for a part of it & expect to pay for the rest of it  I have got som flax to spin but we hant spun a thread of it yet for Frances goes to school & I dont feell able to do all my work my self   no boddy knows how hard it is to get along with a family of littles ones & great ones to except them that hav the trial of it  I received your letter a few days a goe and [[ ? ]] it is a nice one and come verry right for I had no [[ long ? ]] one  Fanny is verry much pleasd at the thoughts having a white frock  I am verry glad of any of my Sister Julias things but I expect I have more
Springfield March th3 [[in pencil:  1817]]
Dear Sister  I have neglected writing along time expecting to write by Frances  we got a good chance for her to go to Windsor in January  she  was to set out her journey in a day or two but the snow left us & there has not ben enough since to go  I expected she would have stayd a whill  if she had a come  we are all well  Julia has ben quite sick with a cold & worms  my girl that has livd with me has had a violent cold & cough was taken a raising blood and is verry weak and low her friends are a fraid of the consumption  she has ben home two weeks  she has a Sister that is a coming to live with me  Hez is now gone after her  she is said to be as good or better than her Sister  she is older  we hav had 37 yards of field Cloth stolen out of the shop this winter  we hav pait for a part of it & expect to pay for the rest of it  I hav got som flax to spin but we hant spun a thread of it yet for Frances goes to school & I dont feell able to do all my work my sellf   no boddy knows how hard it is to get along with a family of littles ones & great ones too except them that hav the trial of it  I receivd your letter a few days a goe and a shall it is a nice one and come verry right for I had no llang one  Fanny is verry much pleasd at the thoughts having a white frock  I am verry glad of any of my Sister Julias things but I expect I have more

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Springfield March th3 in pencil: 1817 Dear Sister I have neglected writing along time expecting to write by Frances we got a good chance for her to go to Windsor in January she was to set out her journey in a day or two but the snow left us & there has not ben enough since to go I expected she would have stayd a whill if she had a come we are all well Julia has ben quite sick with a cold & worms my girl that has livd with me has had a violent cold & cough was taken a raising blood and is verry weak and low her friends are a fraid of the consumption she has ben home two weeks she has a Sister that is a coming to live with me Hez is now gone after her she is said to be as good or better than her Sister she is older we hav had 37 yards of field Cloth stolen out of the shop this winter we hav pait for a part of it & expect to pay for the rest of it I hav got som flax to spin but we hant spun a thread of it yet for Frances goes to school & I dont feell able to do all my work my sellf no boddy knows how hard it is to get along with a family of littles ones & great ones too except them that hav the trial of it I receivd your letter a few days a goe and a shall it is a nice one and come verry right for I had no llang one Fanny is verry much pleasd at the thoughts having a white frock I am verry glad of any of my Sister Julias things but I expect I have more