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                                                                                                          Boston May 19th 1837

Dear Mother Isaac went home from here the 22 of Apr and we suppose he has got home before this time but we have heard nothing, and we begin to feel rather anxious we received a little note from him dated Gloucester and we expected you would some of you write as soon as he arrived. We fear he had a rough unpleasant passage with poor accommodation. I want exceedingly to hear particularly how affairs go on, down east these hard times, do you see any a peace nowadays? It is impossible to get any bill changed here either in a bank or store, & a dollar in silver brings, 17 a great many with men have had all their prosperity stripped from them, & a great many have been thrown out of employment; the season too is a very cold and backward; I expect every day to be discharged his earnings have been small for some time; he & Almeda expect to start for Milo the first of June to stay six or eight weeks & perhaps longer: Curtis Searles has moved out to Newton & buried a child last week. My school remains much as usual, one of my best patrons failed a few days ago and sent me a note that she should be obliged to send to public school. I get along I hardly know how, I don't lay up anything besides expenses, though I have enough money to use with economy. Almeda sold that wax to Mr. Thaxter for not quite $4,00 & we can purchase any thing you want before she goes if you will write what. I felt very sorry that I did not get a stock ready to send by Isaac & in reading your letter after he went I observed some spice mentioned which we entirely