truly sorry you should have had such a wearisome, painful week for your last week in Bangor. I think it unpleasant and very fatiguing sitting for Daguerreotype but business with the dentist is worst of all. You will be glad enough to get to Dunbarton and I fear you will be sick there so as not to enjoy your visit with your friend. Mother feels troubled about the ( unclear ) for her contained in ( unclear ) just received , is disinclined to go and thinks her children will not find in any picture what they see in her, which maybe partly true but we think it will be a very great gratification to us to us to have her portrait currently painted.
Tues. Sept. 7th I intended to finish and send this at once but various hindrances were in the way to prevent. I have not been well for several days, though not sick. Mother too went quite beyond her strength in assisting Almedia be-