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duty of every person to take a portion of each day for their own particular improvement in knowledge, as well as true wisdom; However difficult it may seem day by day to spare the time, yet, if done fixedly after a few years have passed it will be found that while no no serious injury has occurred in the way of business, it will make a marked difference in the man. I think you write to me in rather too much hurry you do not tell enough about yourself- my greatest fear about you is that you will not be careful about [expenses?] and will work too much- you have no right to labour much that is the province of the underling and should not be usurped by one in your station-- Mr. Hopkins was here from Racine last week, asked me to go there and teach again but I think I shall not, when I leave here, mean to go home-- Write soon and particularly Affect'ly Sister Anna.

sister Anne Westfield, NY. Aug 24 1851 W. Hawkins, Sept. 13, 1851