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for them to manifest themselves to the Spiritual
eye or the Spiritual sense of feeling, than to
the spiritual ear by which organ he was informed
of every thing that he should do in this remarkable
case of healing, and every act he should
require of his invalid subject; but I cannot lay
my hand now upon his subject letter now or I
would explain some of his replies. He expresses
himself differently from what I should or could,
and is evidently little, if at all acquainted with
mediums, but as I am acquainted with very few myself,
I know no one in whom I have more confidence
than in him.

A letter from dear Jane to-day brings cheering
news of the pecuniary affairs of my relatives &
friends, and of the recovery of my Sister Hannah, who
has been alarmingly ill; and Jane writes in good
spirits, though her husband has gone to the Istmus,
and she has not yet heard from him.

My brother John has had to suffer great anxiety
from the failure of a son and nephew, and even
the old homestead on the spot our dear Father built on
the first house for us in the woods, was in danger
of coming under the hammer, which I hardly
think he could have long survived, but the young
men have so arranged matters, that is hoped they
will be able to relieve their endorsers, and that
my brother's property will be saved for his use the
little time he will last at least. Sister H. if she
survives him, will probably go and lean on her
excellent daughter Mary.

It is pleasant to think of thee as able to
attend to the numerous cares of your family and
yet I am always afraid they will prove