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ALSO FULL TRANSCRIPTION 2 PAGES ON Lucy July '54 Bangor

                                                                                  Bangor July 12 - 1854

Mother

                    Anna has written a little to to Milo. I presume she told you when arrived etc. etc. I have intended to write ? since she came, but when she goes to Milo, she will tell you, how hurried and ? we have been - Mary staid a ? her trunk could not go the day she  ? so we took the liberty to open it and  ? two or three quires of paper, some  ?, a paper of sugar, some cake etc. etc.  ? wrote a letter & put it in her trunk  ? frightened her not a little and  ? forth an exceedingly humble, peni tent? letter by the next mail. There came  ? from Hampden, pleasant & good  ? be, but knowing nothing about  ? only fifteen yrs old - her price was  ? week, but when she went away  ? take but 7 / s -  new one came  ?, Irish, twenty four years old  ? pleasant & capable - I hope we

Anna has written a little to send to Milo. I presume she told you when she arrived etc. etc. I have intended to write ever since she came, but when she goes to Milo, she will tell you, how hurried and worried we have been - Mary staid a week - her trunk could not go the day she did, so we took the liberty to open it and found two or three quires of paper, some books, a paper of sugar, some cake etc. etc. Samuel wrote a letter & put in her trunk which frightened her not a little and drew forth an exceedingly humble, penitent letter by the next mail. There came a girl from Hampden, pleasant & good as need be, but knowing nothing about work, only fifteen yrs old - her price was 9/ per week, but when she went away would take but 7 / s - new one came today, Irish, twenty four years old, stout, pleasant & capable - I hope we