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fix some bound beyond which they will not amass wealth. each one to settle this point with his own conscience let it one thousand or ten or twenty or fifty or a hundred such a bound will have an effect to wean the affections from the pursuit of money for its own sake.

 I believe Mr. Sheppard to be right, have acted upon this conviction, have laid down a rule by which to be guided under the working of this rule I find I have in my possession to distributed this year for religious & charitable purposes $140.-- I have appropriated $48, of this to foreign missions the ballance is unappropriated. The Meeting House will (I expect) be Dedicated the last Wedns in this month, don't you want to be here?

I expect that P.P. would be glad to see you.

                                  Good Night 
                                 Samuel

Tues. noon I tell Samuel of Mr. Sheppard's sermon benefited me, it was worth preaching. His sermons do tell home. Samuel sat right down after meeting and planned it out, then laid it by to think of a spell - has now decided upon it. I think I shall send Jane this week friday - possibly not till Monday. Baby laughed a little, loud, twice yesterday - how soon will it do to let him risk a bit on his feet? he want to now - he is very strong - improves in his personal appearance every day. I have dressed him three times. Don't think of anything more. good bye. Lucy [left-hand side] Just got a letter from Anne - how sad it was about Lucy's place at Foxcroft - I can't bear to think of it. It seems to me that Almeda only ? realise the loss. Baby weighs 11 1/2 pounds.