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Warwick, July 25, 1875 | Warwick, July 25, 1875 | ||
My dear | My dear Sister, | ||
I do not hear a | I do not hear a | ||
word from you, & perhaps you wait | word from you, & perhaps you wait | ||
for me to write? If so, you must | for me to write? If so, you must | ||
not, any more; for I desire so much | |||
to hear from you often; do write | to hear from you often; do write | ||
often, if only a few words, that I | often, if only a few words, that I | ||
may know you, & your family are | may know you, & your family are | ||
well, or otherwise--- | well, or otherwise--- | ||
We have all been to Church, & | |||
I am so tired this evening, I cannot | |||
write well, or interestingly I fear--- | |||
Brother John, Mary, & myself went--- | |||
I was up & dressed at 6, & worked | |||
as hard & as fast as possible, so I could | |||
go this A. M. | |||
Breakfast to get, & the usual morning | |||
chores, as feeding chickens -- carrying | |||
hay & water to the Bossy --milk to | |||
skim & pans to scald-- sweeping &c till | |||
the time was at hand that we must | |||
get ready for church, so as to be in | |||
season --- As soon as I got home | |||
the supper must be got ready, & then | |||
the night chores come on one after | |||
another, & now it is nearly 9 o'clock-- | |||
[written on left-hand side of the page] | |||
Our garden looks well -- string beans in plenty now-- | |||
My Strawberries yielded a bountious Harvest-- | |||
[written sideways above the date] | |||
The "Denverites" | |||
quite well at | |||
last account | |||
from them -- | |||
gave into camp | |||
in the Mountains | |||
wish you & the | |||
boys would | |||
come & make | |||
me a visit. | |||
Tell Chandler | |||
& Rhoda I | |||
wish they | |||
would come | |||
with their | |||
children-- | |||
Now "good night" | |||
with best of | |||
wishes for you all-- | |||
Your Affec. | |||
sister, Emily | |||
Latest revision as of 18:44, 15 April 2020
Warwick, July 25, 1875
My dear Sister,
I do not hear a
word from you, & perhaps you wait for me to write? If so, you must not, any more; for I desire so much to hear from you often; do write often, if only a few words, that I may know you, & your family are well, or otherwise---
We have all been to Church, &
I am so tired this evening, I cannot write well, or interestingly I fear--- Brother John, Mary, & myself went--- I was up & dressed at 6, & worked as hard & as fast as possible, so I could go this A. M.
Breakfast to get, & the usual morning
chores, as feeding chickens -- carrying hay & water to the Bossy --milk to skim & pans to scald-- sweeping &c till the time was at hand that we must get ready for church, so as to be in season --- As soon as I got home the supper must be got ready, & then the night chores come on one after another, & now it is nearly 9 o'clock--
[written on left-hand side of the page] Our garden looks well -- string beans in plenty now-- My Strawberries yielded a bountious Harvest--
[written sideways above the date] The "Denverites" quite well at last account from them -- gave into camp in the Mountains wish you & the boys would come & make me a visit. Tell Chandler & Rhoda I wish they would come with their children-- Now "good night" with best of wishes for you all-- Your Affec. sister, Emily