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                                                                                                                     Oct. 12th - 48

My very Dear Son

                            I have heard that you wrote to Lucy that you have been sick but have not had the letters should have felt less anxious perhaps if I had. why did you not write me about it particularly. Are you not pretty well convinced by this time that tis best to take care of your health - And that cold water is not a Panacea for everything. I have no doubt that it is good in many cases - But perhaps not in every one. I do verily believe that you have put too much confidence in the Coldwater treatment- you may laugh at my fears and anxiety about you but you may find by bitter experience that it would be better for you to be a little more like other folks since you are flesh & blood and of "like passions,,.
  Ann is gone really gone is I suppose on her way from Albany to Buffalo today expects to pass the Sabbath in Buffalo I feel very anxious to hear from her again dont know yet whether she is to be located. Have you written to her you cant imagine how bad I feel to have her so far far away alone.
        Charles seems to want and mean to pay you something but thinks he cant now I shall talk about it now and then if he has no uncommon bad luck I think he will "wiggle,, himself in to a better condition in a year or two but in consequence of his not getting his oxen sold last winter & they got lame besides he had had to hire money to pay for them & then hire more to pay that, has lately been Sued by Rollins for an old disputed affair/tax about the bridge he built couldnt get pay for and wouldnt pay his