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I am living alway here in idleness like a pig in clover- wish I could be making shirts for you or doing some good for somebody. I go a shopping some sorely against my will tho' you know I had never hardly courage enough to go any where alone when I was younger but there is a necessity laid upon me now Lucy cant go out but Lucy really does seem to be getting well tho' very slowly Sam'l talks of buying a lot and building a house here Eliab did not know where he should go but had letters in abundance (of introduction) to many men in many Citys from Boston to N.Orleans I feel anxious about him I wish he could have gone with you to N.Y. & about 3 or 4 weeks & then home again. He needs more knowledge of Geography etc. but he will be getting some on his way I am some afraid he'll be sick he should have gone earlier or have waited till cool weather

  O how I wish you could be in good New England I am so afraid you'll be sick away there. Do be careful of your health. Do contrive to write often very often you dont know how thankful I feel that you do write often. I wish Eliab was a better boy about writing.   Mother says I must direct this. Samuel is eating his supper. says we have written every thing.
                 Uncle Natty talks of moving to Conn. on account of his wife's health. How many years would it take him to get away if he should really undertake? It is just dark - goodnight dear brother: May our Father in Heaven watch over you.