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Lawrence April 28 1869

Dear Brother Nathan,

Do not think I was not glad to hear from you and yours because your good letter has remained so long unanswered. If you were only where I could get to you easily I would see you and enjoy your company pretty often I assure you, but Oh! dear this letter writing why, I am getting so that I really dread the mental effort of writing to my dearest friends. If I could write you as easily and often as I can and do think of you you would have as many letters as you would wish to read I think. How the cares, economies and labors of a family and of society unfit one for intellectual life and application! At any rate this is the case with me. I have always had to strain so since I was married to keep up ap-

I hope you are all well now and may God ever bless and prosper you all is the wish of your loving Sister Sarah Write me as soon as you can Tell Eddie we were glad to see a letter from him