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Warwick Dec 29th 1832 1832 Read the letter first and then the scribbling. Dear Mother I received your long expected letter about a fortnight since and having leisure this afternoon I will employ it in telling you that I am well and informing you where I am, what I have been, and am doing. First I have for four weeks past, been engaged in teaching the centre district small school. I board at the Taylor's: My school consists of about 36, mostly under ten years of age. It is far more fatiguing than any school I ever taught, though a pleasant and forward one; I have a class in Olney's" & Parley's Geography & on Colburn and the Child's Arithmetic, none either in Grammar or writing. My Boarding place is in every respect pleasant: Dr Taylor is a very pleasant and social man, though one would hardly suppose so from a slight acquaintance with him: and you know what a kind and good, as well as agreeable woman, Mrs. Taylor is; they have quite recently been called to mourn ; their youngest daughter, a bright and lovely Child of eight years died in fits, very suddenly, the day before I came here to board; Mrs. T. feels very deeply she wishes me to give her love to you, & wishes you would remember her at the throne of Grace in reference to her affliction that Sarah now the only daughter, is a young lady of a good mind, and truly amiable manners. they have five fine smart boys; the two youngest attend my school. i spend the evenings chiefly in reading and study, have plenty of good books, they board the master too, and keep two fires; My wages are quite small only $1,00 per week but that is better than none, and I am more pleasantly situated as to means of improvement, than I should be at any of my uncle's; the time however is short, but four of five weeks longer, after which I think I shall visit Royalston and Troy to stay a week or two, and what my course will be then, I know not. My last letter to you was dated at Aunt Conant's I spent three weeks there very happily I did most all my own sewing, cut & made Aunt a hood and assisted Ann Whitney in cutting a dress like one of mine, & visited at Ms. W. while there, the only visit except one, which I have made here. I have yet spent much time at Grandmother'd except a day when Aunt Coleen was there she staid one week in town came without husband or children. I should thing there was a great change in her. I heard her say very little upon religion, but Eliza Rink told me that she talked with Grandmother considerable, spoke of the manner their family had been brought up, & said [right side of page top to bottom] I returned from Northfield day before Thanksgiving which I spent at Uncle Steven's the evening at Aunt Conant alone with Uncle & Aunt & C. Harvey was gone to a ball, he commenced on school in Orange arangements monday after Dec. 13. [Bottom of page right to left] Mary Barber has three children oldest only 3 years old she lives prudently but is not as neat as Ardelia who is I think much the superior woman. [Left side bottom to top] There is a powerful revival in progress at Brattleborough, Also one at Northfield; Mary B. is much engaged, appears to be a devoted & consistent Christian. Carolina Connable I saw at Vt. She has experienced religion joined Methodist.

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When I think about home I almost envy your happenings all together these long pleasant evenings and I want to see you all you do not know how much I should like to sit by the great fire place with the monstrous log on; and I want to see them the new barn and the Cook house Chamber which I suppose you have finished by this time. [ down middle top to bottom] Uncle Williams girls asked me about the land there that belonged to Dr. Gale as Mary Barber said it is such a strange thing for them to have any more.that these are quite impatient & although it is such a trifle have already concluded what to do with it when it comes I hope Charles will do whatever there is for him to do about it soon and let them know soon. I have not seen Aunt Ester since I received yours but I expect she is at Aunt Conants. I have borrowed and am studying Watts on the mind with Emerson's questions and supplement which I received a copy of at the meeting of the American Institution. [right side] Why dont Almeida write more? I hope she will not settle down ? but exert her powers in doing good and improving her mind. I want to hear some things about Mr. Searles.