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Centre Belpre Nov 12nd 1854

My dear Brother: I will write you a few words this evening for I know you will want to know how mother got home and the rest the news. She came home from Gus' last Friday, she is well except a cold, she had a very good time and left all the folks well. They hated to have her come away, but she thought she had stayed long enough and so came home. she stayed three weeks. I was right glad to have her come. I did very well while she was gone. Mother brought me a new dress from Marietta. it is so pretty I think I will send you a piece of it. it cost eighty seven and a half cents a yard I am going to wait till I go to Marietta with [Loll? Sall?] before I have it made. only two more weeks of Areli's school. O. I am so glad. When she comes we are going to Marietta to make a visit. We all think it will cost [illegible] for me to go out there to school. I would like to go so much. Monday morning. I expect I shall have to go here to Hanmar this winter. school commences two weeks from today. mother, Father, and I went down to Mr. Lewis' last night to see Mrs. Lewis' sister. she is a Healing Medium. does not or cannot talk any while under the spiritual influence