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Uncle [Dommen?] Safford, father's youngest brother says I shall be welcome to go & stay with him as long as I like if it will be any better there than here. he has only two children & one of the best of wives, but "theres no place like home" to me. I think I shall be well enough to stay & enjoy it too.

Last monday was a sick day I suffered by all odds the most I have any time since I came home. My bowels commenced swelling some ten day since & have been very painful by spels since monday - what the cause I know not I have written to the Dr. hoping to gain some information from him. I have felt poorly in consequence of this trouble this week but hope I am now gaining some I think it has had some effect upon my "lady difficulties" as Sarah called one trouble we are not strangers to. I hope it is not serious.

My stomach feels real well most of the time - my head is a great deal better than it used to be, & I am not troubled with painful menstruations now at least I was not the last time did not have ten minutes hard pain Have I not cause

[written sideways along left side of paper, then sideways across the top] I have not heard from Emilie since I came home. I intend to write her soon. The blues have worn of considerably since I commenced writing - think I shall [write?] again Marya ls your head as well as when you wrote me. I so believe if I can get rid of other troubles my head will yet be well. Come and see me do all of [your?] I wish you were as near as cousins to me then I should expect to see you some time.

Sarah did you write your [struck out] [illegible struck out] the letter that is [illegible] the Circular in your name or was it written by your consent Considerable blame was thrown upon the Dr. for your letter & others & I have thought I should like to know who was to blame, if there was a fault, - about yours [Ian?] know's - even said the letters were untrue by [face?] of the Institution &c