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Dear Sister Warwick Dec 25 1847

  I have not writen to you since last winter and I dont know as I shall make out now but I will try. last winter my health was very good but in April I was taken with the influenza had a dreadful cough and sore mouth lost my appetite and suffered a great deal for 4 or 5 weeks but after I got up I was pretty well through the summer about four weeks ago my well arm was taken lame it pained me nights but after I got rest I could work all day till last week it was taken worse I was afraid I should I should entirely lose the use of it but it seems to be gaining now but it is very lame yet. if it has been the other arm I should had a Dct. Seen it but that bunch dont trouble us any more than it did two years ago I suppose it grows Some Mr. C is pretty well for a man 72 but he is Deaf and you know he never was like Aaron Bass in the house but Hannah does every thing she can for me So I am well. I suppose you no Esther has gone to Barnam  She said she had been confined there ? years and I suppose had to bear a good deal. She got a little nervous and fretful said she needed some change so she came here and stayed awhile got all ready and Harvey carried her to Brattleboro the last day of Nov then she went in the Stage but had to stay all day and all night in Woodstock So it cost her something but I have had a letter She enjoyed the journey grandly she says I think they are glad to have her there but there is no chance for her to lay up any thing She works very dilligently has a great desire to do good in the world and really has done a great deal of good in this town if she was here and well she would do me good now. I suppose you no Samuel buried his youngest child last winter they both felt the loss greatly it was certainly a lovely child 16 months old. Brother Josephs folks are all healthy and happy as usual Humphrey came home before thanksgiving they had all the children and grandchildren and Isaac came out that morning came up here but promised to go there to supper So we could not keep him. Brother Says he likes his business and they like him very much. I dont no but you have various kinds of trouble but I do think you have great reason to be thankful that you have such a family of children you have had to be father and mother both as it were