Abiel Abbot Class of 1780

Mr Ezra Abbot Andover Hand. by Capt. Abbot

Brownfield, Oct. 7. 1791

Dear Cousin,

I have not heard from you, except by your sister since I saw ^you at Andover. I conclude that you are very busy; business before friends is the maxim. It may be that some particular friend may engage your particular attention, since the business of haying is over. Have your barns been moved? I may look out to see the house up on the old spot; I will wait till next year to see Madam in it. Did you think that I should have the pleasure [?] in the eastern district [life this second?] It is locally so. Be not too laborious at your cider mill; a barrel of cyder willnot mend a broken back. I wished many times for your company the summer past. It would have made the rough roads more smooth. But I hope soon to enjoy it without any roughness to attend it.

Mr Ezra Abbot. I am dear Sir, affectionately Yours A. Abbot

Mr Ezra Abbot Andover

forward by Mr. Abbot

Penobscot, May 10, 1793. Dear Sir, I have been at Bluehill for several days past & have just returned from there. Your Sister & family were well last evening. I had the pleasure of attending lecture with them yesterday at Bluehill, which Mr Merrit presented. It was the first time of my hearing this wonderful man. The people at Bluehill are pretty well; being at lecture I saw a considerable number of them. They expect Mr Huse daily & appear very well pleased with him. It would have given me much pleasure to have met him there & been peculiarly pleasing to have seen you. Mrs. Carlton will look out for you very strangly about election, as she thinks your delays already almost inexcusable, as you have no family to detain you.

She would have written to you, ad I have given her opportunity. But you know where I am there is little to be done. So I promised to write in her behalf; in consequence of which you must place this to her account. I don't wish you to consider it as coming from me; for I think you are two or three behind at present. - What your sister would particularly wish to communicate to you is to assist you in procuring an agreeable passage. Capt. Carleton will come down in a very few weeks, perhaps at the very time which you would wish & doubtless if applied to seasonably would give you intelligence when you might have opportunity. The vessel in which he is to sail will probably anchor