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Hartwick oct the 13 1806 Dear Sister I received your letter in five days after it was wrote I was verry glad to hear from you but was sorry to hear that Mother is so unweell I hope the next time i hear from you I shall hear she is better I was quite surprised to hear of aunt Grangers Death I did not think that uncle Granger would out live her we can't tell which of our turns will come next their is one friend a droping off after another it is a warning to us all to prepare for Death our family is very well their is a plenty of cloath comes in but they are quite scant off aunt for unclear at present we expect to have a journeyman next week we have got our house & shop plastered