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My Dear Son You think it strange that we have not written to you more and it is strange but we have been particularly humid of late- A week or 10 days I have not been very well had rheumatism so that I could hardly get up out of my chair - Almeda has sent to have Lucy go there & I have concluded to let her go & Ann is coming here first of august - we receiv'd your letters for Wagon & thank you for them you are a good boy for writing & I hope you will continue to be & not grow remiss about it because we have been we shall make it up to you by & by you occupy a good deal of my thoughts - whether I write or not - I am glad you had to change your boarding place - from what I could find out by your writing, I did not exactly like where you were before tho I did not expect you could get a better place - you have had some trials I suppose & some mortification about your clothes not being so genteel and fashionable as some others but you must not mind it - all these little vexations will appear very trifling to look back upon them a few years hence and remember my son and look up look up to Him who has said that he will withhold no good thing from them that walk uprightly & endeavor to be one of them - If you have Christ for your friend you'll have just as many earthly friends as he sees best for you and that is enough I think you are getting along nicely in your studies take care and not work - study too hard - I should think that you had more than paid for your board at Mr Worcester's - give my love to Miss Dutton tell her that I should be very glad to see her and wish she would write to me She is one of the excellent of the earth O how I wish too that I could see Dear Mrs. Parker & I hope I shall when we shall have pass'd this vale of tears - where sin and sighing and separation shall be no more Dont be too much afraid of "spending a cent" I know you have but a little money but use it when you need it and when that is gone I trust you will some way or other be provided with more - how does that old thin coat look will it be decent to wear to school - I have some thought of sending you that blue frock coat that was Jane's & if it fits you it will be a handsomer garment than yours and if you dont want it you can send it back I am thinking it will do nicely for it is too small for Charles