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Nathan from Sarah Phillpston June 4th 1844 Beloved and absent Brother It is a beautiful evening and I feel a great inclination to spent a short time in conversation with you but have not the means except on paper and thinking that better than none I improve it. Methinks it is such an one as you would like to escape from the busy haunts of men and ramble through the country in. It reminds me of the many happy evenings we have spent together during the past winter which have gone forever but not so with bright recollection it will last while the heart continues to beat, and help us to review many pleasant and interesting scenes. It seems a long time since I left you at Troy and yet - it is only about 4 weeks. I have been thinking of late that you have come to the conclusion that I am like all the rest of the folks as I have not written to you but I have good reasons for it and have more news besides and presume you write like that - the better. I had a very pleasant journey home. Arrived at Wilmington about dark and took supper there and got into Brattleboro at about 1/2 past 12 o'clock. Started again at 4 and stopped at Phillipston about 11. The aspect across the Mountains was very grand and imposing and it seemed almost as if we had got out of the world for we could see no living creatures excepting here and there (but not very often)

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