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William Roberts has started to the old country this week on a visit I sent Eddys likeness to his Aunt Jane and mine and fathers, Roberts for uncle Nath, Johns for Uncle Lewis and Mary’s for cousin Rachael Leuisa Roberts if they will go safe to hand our district have voted to have kept a school 3 months in the winter 2 of us which was this year and they will only have 2 months in the summer the trustees have sent to Mary to come and teach for 2 dollars a week but I rather think she will decide to attend school at the seminary and board with Elizabeth I am afraid we will not have a school in the summer, that they will comvene their winter school a little sooner and make it up so. You will see some death in the Cenhadwr next time that perhaps you knew I? Jones s wife in Utica by the meetinghouse who had been long sick, died quite unexpectedly in her chair, Dr Morrice's daughter Catharine 19 years old with only a little more than a week’s sickness inflammation of the brain she was taken at she sisters in ninety six took cold in going there , I must close tomorrow is Saturday and I want you to have this as soon as possible I hope you will write as soon as you can we are all very anxious if we are long without a letter Your Brothers and sisters your with your Father and Mother in love to you Elizabeth Everett

Dear Jane - you perceive your ma wrote this on Friday. It was in the evening and she intended to send it off Saturday but somehow failed to do so - It is now Monday, April 1. - We have lately posted our books, and