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Bangor Sun. Sept. 8th 1839 Dear Sister I expect that James F. Walker (my room mate, you know! will go to Boston before long, I gladly embrace the opportunity of writing of few lines to you, that you may know that I am again digging at the Greek and Latin &c. I have been home and spent five weeks; got back last Monday, Sept. 2. I had an excellent Visit; was at home just about in haying time. The hay is very good this year, got in 36 loads before I left and had all the bank and the seed hay, (4 acres) to cut then. Charles has got a Cradle and cradles his grain this year; had cut 2 1/2 acres of Wheat and one of Oats before I left. The wheat is not very good this year I believe. The folks were all in very good health Joseph came and brought me down with the horse and waggon; we got down here about 3 P.M. and Joseph went back as far as Mower's tavern the same night. I suppose that you have heard that got home safe and well August 23d, but she left my books behind her and I want them right off, this week. Ann, I believe, wrote to James to send them by the steamboat, and I can get them at the steamboat office I do not see as I can find any thing to write you to fill out my letter hardly; every thing gets along pretty much as it used to at home and I am sure, there is nothing here to write about, it is all the same dull,