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New Hampton Sep. 8. 1857

Dear Sister Cynthia,

    I owe you a letter and when I received yours I thought I would answer it immediately; I was so much obliged that you took so much pains to write so particularly about every thing.  Wish you would write oftener.
    It is very cold today and was yesterday after a week of very warm weather.  A white frost last night or this morning.
    We are all well as usual.  Hattie is crying and I must go down.  Nothing great that matter only she feels rather cross. She says grandma, grandpa, "dood dirl (good girl) "damper tarry me danma dot done in arm."  "damna hold me"  She say they have gone 

(along side) We have received a letter from John acknowledging the receipt of the draft. They were well and very busy. He wrote only a few lines.