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Hartwick April 26

Dear Sister it is with pleasure I take my pen in hand to inform you of our health which is very good we have added to our family another Son he was four weeks old yesterday. I have got along quite as well as ever. Did I am in unclear to come and see you this summer it gave me as much pleasure to read your letter as a visit would I when I lived in Windsor. Mr. Jud is awaiting to of remain your loving sister. Hannah Hayden Frances sends this to May The Gainer of this letter has concluded to stay with us another day so I can have time to write a few lines more. I have today began to do my work alone you may well think I shall have my hands full to take care of our little tribe & all the rest hard work out dores makes it hard in the hous I think there is money to be maid on this place but there is a great many expenses out last fall & winter we had one man four months & another live to work in the shop & a most all the time we have work folks a getting logs & on unclear such kind of work it is better to have too much business to do than not enough Mr Hayden has ben as much pleagued as ever king David was with his dam? this spring it has gon of several times but I hope it will stay now. Polly we all felt ourselves as contenter as ever & all live in good agreement out dores & in if you have any chance to send to Windsor you may write a line or two for me tell them we are all well H Hayden