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Phillipston April 26 1846 Dear Son I received your letter and was very glad to hear frome you and Lydia and have delayed answering it untill now, thinking I should receive one from Sarah Jane or Raymond as I wrote them and requested an answer soon but it seems they have something dearer than mother or home to take their minds or they would have written before now. I received a letter from Erasmus dat. April 13 said he had another son 2 weeks old was well and Sarah had a good nurse was getting along well he called his name Thomas Marshall for his little brother. Nathan I am glad he respects his brother enough to call it for him for the name is very dear to me, my past trials weigh heavy upon me I know it is the will of God and hope I feel resigned to his will. I try to overcome my feelings as much as I can but they will come daily before me. I am very - pleasantly situated my health has been very good except my head which has troubled me for the past two weeks very much I think. I must try and go out among my friends and and see if I cannot wean? it away. Myron is well has been and stayed to his Aunt Cutting 1 week. I stayed 3 days went home with Rebekah and stayed 4 days and helped her fix her things to go to Townsend the 2d week in April. Her father convinced her, and found Blake sick at Titchburge and brought hm and his wife home. I think August, will have enough to do as Sophia is going to teach No. 5 this summer she wanted I should stay with her, but I told her I thought