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Hartwick, July 10, 1806

Dear Sister I receivd your letter the July 4? I suppose it lay in the post ofice four days. I was veryy glad to hear from you I began to think you have for got us we are all well and quite contented but I cant help thinking about you I wish you would some of you come up here this fall any of you would be made verry welcome Mother used to think it was such a journey she should never come to see us more than once but I hope she will a great many times I should be verry glad to see Father and Mother up here this fall I shall be bout as much disapointed if they do come as if they dont but I hope some of you will come I have made 15 yards of cloath yard wide last week i made between too and three barrels of soap as good as ever you see tell Eleck? I want to see him but I would not thank him to come and wet my ashes for me we have our ashes put up clost by the side of the unclear and our water runs right into the unclear Henry is a verry good boy he can creap and go by the side of chairs and has done so this three weeks he has got two teeth Fanny helps me take care of him tell Mrs Lomis Louisa gets along verry well indeed and her babe too Hezek sends his love to you all and we all sends our respects to father Hayden family the Letter I sent to Polly is got back again it never went out of town