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a sickly time about here. Marshall & Naomi Hill have both been quite sick - are better now.

                     Charles & his man have ploughed up river several days. Have sowed some today. Is rather a dry time now. Mr. Kittredge has a pair of twin boys named Calvin & Luther! Dy'e like that? I am very sleepy & dull, besides being in a great hurry & write what I think of first. We want to see you, but as we cannot hope for that, at present, we want you should write often, particularly, every thing; your hopes & feats, joys & sorrows, thoughts & feelings, everything. You know 'tis all interesting to us. We want to know how you get along & feel & think just as if you were at home.  Almeida's folks are well. She had not got her spring work done much yet. I will try to write more soon. Mother or Ann must finish this.                                        Ever your affectionate Sister Lucy.

P.S. We want Eliab to finish this out & put in 5 dollars more if he can.

Ergo Gals must go a shopping whenever they have any change

  I should be glad to write a great deal to tell you how much I rejoice with you @the riches of money. I have been perhaps wickedly - thinking about your Poverty & trials. - but how higher than  a feather all these things are compared with the unspeakable gift that we ought at all times & I hope I have been seeking for you pray fr us at home we are all so stupid & ? & full of vanity.

May 15 Bangor I have been to Land Agents & to the Barkers of Exeter to get a chance as assistant surveyor. This disappointed however