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Christy is in bad health this winter you__________________
broken poor man I wish he was prepared to die, his family will miss him
if he was to go he is sill some protection to them Josephine is now a
young lady and Laura is close by, she will make a very different woman from
her sister, Jo is all amability Lora dictatoral and
over baring in her disposion Josephine has many admirers and has
had preposials but all too young I hope she will not take a crocked stick
many do that have many beaughs. We have very little news of this placeo
of intrest to you I scarce kow what to say. Mexican news you can get
satisfactorly in papers. I suppose you know by this time that Jim Taylor
is candidate for the Presidency. He will be elected. Mr Clay is now in Washington no one
knows for what He says on official business. Elizabeth Robert and myself spent an
evening at Thomas Clays by invitation last August. They are very agreeable in
their own house. I do assure you she is truly a charming woman He was fortunate
geting her They have four interesting children I do admire their plan of e----
ting their daughters at home Mrs Montell is their tutor. Miss Bell Combs is to be
married tomorrow to young Mr Bruce an older bother was married three months
since to Miss Norton stepdaughter to Mr A---. The present set of young people of this
place is very gay there is much parting Balls concerts theatre The girls of the last two
or three years go into company very young, too young, such as Woolys daughter
is his second or third child, Magarettas and W. Sutton daughter and many ----
I could name. Louis Posthtlewait daughter has been ingaged for near one year to a student
from Cincinnatta and by the by Louis is knocked down again. He could not stand the
Brewer House, but one year. He then got an appointment of Sutler for Mexico
Unforunately he has no credit in Lexington he tryed in Louisville ported there
kept on to New Orleans and failed again. Finely sold the appointment and re-
turned home. He has concluded to leave this place and seak better luck elsewhere
Little Divinity is at Lauras on a visit and will spend the winter in this place
Mr and Mrs Bruman comes over frequently. I do not think will live in Harrod-
burg any longer than he can get his price for his place it is too secluded for
them. They always enquire for you. Old Mr Bradford fell into a cistern ---
was not yet covered and was near kiling him. He is not able to support ---
family they are compeled to do something to do it Elen has got a small school and
Isabelle is trying to get one in Harodsburge Matilda is in bad health she has
diseased back.. William has some office in Washington City. James though he would
try what he could do by stealing, as soon as he was detected he run of to St. Louis
the very day he died strange was it not? It was near kiling his poore mother. Oh, how thank-
full I am that in all affliction crosses and privations of my life I have not had