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Mother & Lucy [[Lucy crossed out] Aug. 24 1854

                                                                                                                           Bangor Aug 24. 1854

My Dear boys Am very much oblig'd to you Isaac for your letter of Aug. 13th I am very glad - & thank you very much for writing to me. I do think it a very great blessing that you have both been so well. I fear we are not duly thankful for it, & our other innumerable blessings

  I cam here July 28th poor little Percie has been sick almost all the time since. He has not been so sick but he would take notice & play a little every day - but to play about on the floor or take care of himself he has not an hour this 3 or 4 weeks he is very poor & pale continues bad state of the bowels & teething weighs 18 1/2 lbs
   You say you ought to travel about I think I do some I certainly dont stay in one place so much as Sister Conant does. I travel from Milo to Bangor & back pretty often - that's as far as I dare venture alone. Should really like to go to Dunbarton to Elyria
  you tell about coming east after your family - what do you mean - you dont think to take Antoinette & baby away out there just to stay next winter do you - such a hard and 

[left-hand side across letter] Charlies "took on" badly when he learn'd that his Father was going to stay longer said to me Grandmother write to Father to come right home - as soon as he gets your letter tell him I cant wait only two more weeks