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Robert will never leave me I think, he can do as well in Kentucky as any place at his business. Where are you going to spend the summer? I hear you are making money fast, I hope you will not let it drop through your fingers.

The Humphreyes are living on the farm again. Betsy is teaching in Mr Words school. What changes is in this life, are there not? Mr Christy got a letter from Fanny last week. She expresses a great wish for her father to move
to this place. She begs Mr C. to do all he can to induce her father to sell out, and move here. I spoke of her to you in my last, so I will say no more at this time until I hear whether you got that letter.

Magonetta and her {Bug} is well, she is a dear babe to me. You can not think how interesting she is. Oh, she is beautiful, and has so much sense of her age. I wish you could see her. I know you would love her.
Magonetta sayes she will write to you the first spare time she has. She is very much engaged at this time, as all house keepers is at this season of the year.

Mary Jane has two beaus; but I will not tell you their names yet a little. She speaks of writing to you; but you know she thinks some time before she acts.-----I do not like the sentiment that your letters breathe,
when you get on the subject of women. I spoke of this also, in my last. I will say no more until I hear from you. I am pleased to hear that you go to church occasionally it is a good practice and much good will
arise from it. I expect you was as surprised to hear of Austen West's death. He died like all the rest of his family. He left all he had to the widow. West's son except three hundred dollars and his watch that he left to
Susan Coock. His cloths he left to a black man. We have many other Deaths, and marriages lately, that I expect you have heard of.