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  Remsen, Thursday 
  Aug. 13, 1857

Dear parents,

  Mine it is to write the first letter which you will probably get the day after you reach Elizabeth's. We are with you in imagination and earnestly hope you are enjoying your journey. It is lonely here without father or mother, to dispel any gloom, we strive to make each other happy and cheerful. Yesterday when I suggested to Sarah that the house seemed empty and lonesome, she said "go to work then." I have been," said I. "Well you said nothing about missing them then, try it again," said she. So I followed her advice and sure enough it soon seemed as though pa was