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Phillipston April 26th 1842 Good evening Brother Nathan.

  I now sat down  a short time 

to converse with you on paper. You must overlook my neglecting to write to you as there were some things which I wanted to know before I did. We recieved papers from you last week. We are all quite well except the baby & hope this will find you the same. We live in the same place that we did last year only have moved up stairs. Mr. Smith lives down below. Uncle Cheney has moved down to the Pike place. Uncle John Nickerson has bought the large place which Grandfather used to own & has moved down this spring, & Grandpa has gone to live with them. He talks of going to the Cape before long, to stay a while. I went up there yesterday with Cousin Jesse J Kendall from the Cape. He has been up about six weeks & is going back in about a fortnight. Edwin is at work for Mr. Phiny? P. Gould. David continues to live with Mr. Smith. Jesse is going to live at Uncle Cutting's this summer. Father has been at work for Mr. Lewis Brigham this winter has taken a job in Petersham for the summer He does pretty much the same. I believe father's case come on in June after you went away. It was decided in his favor. Mr. Powers carried it to the Supreme Court & it came on last week. Father got the case again. Mr. Powers is to pay the cost on both scores (which is not small) & to pay for the sixty seven dollars besides. I expect it is settled unless Mr. Powers carries it on farther. I have been expecting to teach school this summer but have not any engaged yet don't know now whether I shall or not. Mother has been to Wendall this spring. Edwin has been to Vermont. Louisa Smith has been down also this spring went back yesterday. Mr. James Doane has bought Grandpa Small place. We have heard from Paul several times this winter. He has been teaching school. I don't expect he has laid up much of his earnings