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Slate, Hill. [Ja?]. 14
Dear Friend

After a length of time I have made
up my mind to answer your kind Letter
I am very glad you are so well pleased
with your Western Home I hope your
Mother will Like it after a while she
is not fond of new things things as you
young Children are_ You wished me to
write and Let you know about all the
Friends you will not [?] a [?] [?]
statement, yesterdy Mr. T and myself
visited Fort Edward Papa and Mother
are very well. H. R. Wing and his Lady
were their she is as smart and well as
ever, Mrs. [Grimward?] has been up this Winter
made a Long visit [away?] her Friends
she feels well and you know [forward?]
Caroline has been Home and spent one
Week-she is much pleased with her
School appears to enjoy herslef very
much-your Letter came while she
was here she could hardly wait for
me to have the first reading of it

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do not know whether Mary [Miles?] has become [agent?]
with [Hannah?], if she has not she soon will
can hope [Ian?] will write [Caroline?] if [you?] [have?] [not?]