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a poor cottage or a few sheep and upon the ragged surface only where the stage called and some of them were not very interesting places. The principal talk of the day was upon politics, specimens of which, you heard at Troy and presume you recollect them. I had no female company from Hosick till I got to Orange. I inquired of the landlady at Wilmington about Maria and found that she had been very sick but was better and not able to leave the house yet. Saw Leonard and Mary as I came along and bowed to them from the stage. Found the people well at P__ and they appeared glad to see me and many were the inquiries made to me respecting my brothers and little nephew and new sister at Albany. Father has a very good opportunity if he improves it. He has rent, wood, and food for 2 cows through the year the house to work upon the farm and rise for himself when he wishes with a good wagon; the fruit with a large garden, and he in return gets the hay and takes the ploughs and at laves and good care of the place; has no money to pay out; but he is not able to work half of the time he has a very lame arm and bad cough. Should say he might think the universalists doctrine true shouldn't you?

I went to Royalston last week with Rebecca & Augusta; found the folks all well excepting Grandmother who is rather on a decline: She does not sit up near all of the time and as a bad cough. She wants to see you all very much. Mary Ams & Ardelia are at Southboro but A is coming home soon to take a school at Royalston. Mr Dexter (Mary Ann's gentleman) is at Albany with Mr. Peak in Market street No 89 I think. You must

[top of page] this: Mother and the rest of our people everywhere join in requesting him as soon as he can make it convenient to come and bring his family and make us a good visit. I wish him to weigh the subject fully and come to a conclusion before many months have passed away