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a large number of truckmen and others in the city that are determined to celebrate the coming of the comment they are preparing an Efigy of the Lady Superior with which they mean to march round in the streets of the city and out to Charleston as near the convent ground as they can get and then shoot it and tis expected that there will be an irish mob if they should - a Mr. Mc Calla has been delivering lecture at Park Street exposing the evils of Popery and Mr. Pepper Edelor of the Cath Centinel and other Catholics tried to interrupt the meeting but could not make out - I intended to have finished this letter and sent it last week but could not - Almeda has not been well you know this long time for several days she has been very sick and yesterday she had a daughter born a very fine looking child but it is dead - her health is improving more and I think of going in to the country in 3 or 4 weeks if she gets along well. I want very much Joseph that you should come here and go with me but I don't know as it will be expedient for you to come so soon because of the work at home Charles will have so much to do but you may be thinking about it that will do no harm if you should not come do try to be a good boy keep yourself neat and clean do wash your face and neck clean as often as twice a day at least all of you. I had a while ago considerable thought of having you Isaac come to this winter & go to school at Andover where Caleb is there is a good school and very cheap. I suppose I could get a chance there where the whole expense for board and tuition would be more than a dollar a week but on the whole I do not now think it best the expense of getting here and back would be so much and Eliab would be left almost alone but you must certainly go to school somewhere so do try to be a very good boy that Charles may be the better able to spare you - Almeda think I had better go to Warwick and stay 2 or 3 months and then come back & spend the winter here but I have not concluded whether I shall go to Milo this fall or not - I have not been to Lowell or Woonsocket or anywhere else scarcely since I came here what in the reason Isaac that you have not written do set right about it and write me a good long letter - Almeda wants Lucy to stay with her 2 years or more [right side] ? are very tough there this summer but [page torn] 28 for him 23 cents