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Hartwick November 21 1809 Dear Sisters we received your letter the 14 November for I have looked for one a long time for I felt anxious to hear how Mother bore her journey, and I am verry glad to hear she did so well I wrote a letter the next day after I received yours but could not send it, to Cooperton you wanted to know if I was homesick I am not at all I should feel more contented but?? I felt verry well i do? knot think I have been some unclear son long a time unclear - past two?? years as I have been since Mother went home for I have not had any vaper if you are a mind to call?? them soon, you wanted to know what I have a doing you know the days are short and if any one is hungry their must be a good deal of time spent in eating beside that I have worked my sleeves and Hannah a cape and handkerchief and have begun Fannie's? stockings and Mr H mittins I have got some wool for my coat and spun it?? Mr Hayden got some unclear for me a visit?? but did knot get a nough it was to short but it will doo for me to wear home, I do knot none of any schance yet for I do knot think that Capt Clark will come down this winter but if some body can get a long I shant care so much, for she is a grunting a bout with the tooth she unclear a nough she wants to have them wright?? verry much, we have had company several afternoons but C and I have knot ben but a little yet for it snows or rains every day beside a great many dark days they have here, some that Martin told a bout last winter, I have not ben to unclear yet and I am a fraid i shant get a schance to an