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Tuesday Afternoon Dear Sister Mary,

  I have left half the sheet from you but if I am not able to fill it, I hope you will forgive me, and try to unclear it as full. 
  You see by my writing so much in one day that I'm gaining in strength decidedly. O, Mary, I do hope I may yet be well. Dr speaks quite encouragingly, and what is better still, I feel so much better. I suppose it will take a good while longer but I shall try to be patient, hoping for the best. I have been here now almost six months, a long time, do you not think so? 
  Last Wednesday eveningI had a very pleasant visit from Robert and Miss Pipa? Mr. Roberts and Miss Smith. I was not much acquainted with the ladies and having seen them since our donation, you remember they were at our house then; but still, I enjoyed the visit very much and ? ? a little more acquainted with them, which I was very glad to have the chance of doing. Miss P. and Miss S. spoke of you several times and they wished you could have been here with us; they told me to give their love to you when I wrote. — Susan started on her vision? yesterday. I twas a great trial to her and to all the family but they seemed very much resigned; they do not expect to see her ever again;

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