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                                                                               ? Marie + Sumner to Abby
                                                                                                        Cambridge Sept. 18, 1855

Dear Abby,

                                Here I am in my own dear home once more and very happy I am to be here. But I think I should be happier still if we were all nicely settled on a farm in the country where there was no going to Boston every day in the week ( A farmer's life, Oh, that's the life for me)
                                 Now Abby I supose you would like to know how I got home well I will tell you I left your house on monday for Uncle Mark's I staid with them untill thursday then Aunt Sophy carried me over to Eastman Belding's I staid with them untill the next tuesday morning I had quite a pleasant visit there but I did not feel so well contented there as I did at __Northfield or Warwick it was Hop time with them and they had 30 in the family I think it they had been alone that I should have enjoyed myself better Sumner and Erny had a fine time there playing with their little Boys (they were about there own ages) from Vernon I went to Concord to Sister Harriet's I arrived there at 2 o'clock in the afternoon found them all well and glad to see me they were pleased to hear from you all I told them that Mary and you was comeing down to visit us this winter but just as I told you they will not believe it untill they see you they wished me to give their love to you and tell you if you ever come they shall be happy t see you I also told them that I some expected your Mother and Charles down next month I don't know as I have much encouragement to expect them but Chandler said her would
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