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(top line cut off in scan) from home today - came home late and being fatigued has lain down. She has been at Mr. Hetirks since I was at Harrisburg or whilst I was there as Brother directed and Mr and Mrs Ht after some delay and expressing a great deal of regret at thoughts of parting with them and our dear little Martha have at length consented to part with her provided her Father comes for her himself as they think she would not willingly go with anyone else. Mr. Cooper has written Brother on the subject - we will endeavour to bring her here if she will come. We would all wish to have her some time with us - and particularly as it is her Fathers wish. Please accept of the united love of one and all here and for yourself and all friends with you. We will be looking anxiously for you as soon as the weather and roads become good and I do hope you will not disappoint us - thus the Lord may bless you and keep you in his most holy keeping and grant you that comfort and peace of mind which the world can neither give nor take away - and grant that when he has served himself of us here we may all be fitted for an abundant entrance into his Heavenly Kingdom is the ardent prayer of your ever affectionate daughter Jane Cooper

(Please remember me to Mrs. Barrett)

26th Dear Father, I heartily inquire for in what my wife has above & join with her in extending our thanks to you for your repeated kindness to us & the trouble & expense you have been at for our son while with you. That small matter to Mr. Kirkpatrick of which you notified me in a former letter I have been enabled to procure & you may rely upon it being kept for you & if you need it at present & think it would be safe to enclose it in a letter I will try to procure a single note & sent it immediately after the receipt of a line from you. But if not & you have a ????????? of coming to see us, will keep it for you, or if one of the children should go down on any seat could sent it by them. I would willingly go to see you but unless there is some inquiry for leaving home it appears necessary