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New Haven 6^th September
1852

My own beloved Child,

I have just read your affectionate & most
welcome letter of the 30^th & 31^st ult^o. Oh! my darling how my heart -
trembles when I get a letter - how it sickens when your letter is delayed.
How grateful I am to find up to that date you my precious ones were all safe & well - Oh my Tootee how can we sufficiently thank God's [sic] for the mercy yet shown to us - We know not one moment passes over our
head but someone dies - We hear of constant accidental deaths -
only two days ago there were 26 killed by the Explosion of a Steamer on the North River - & yet we are spared! & are surrounded by blessings.

Flora wrote you to day - I felt so much annoyed that I could not give you one of my long staves - I wrote to you on Saturday Friday &
intended writing again yesterday - but thought it would be doing more
real good to read aloud to dear little Tip - the book I was reading
was well calculated for him - "The wide wide world" I intend to
get a copy of it & bring it home for you to read - It was loaned me by dear good Mrs Baldwin. Poor Tip wet two pocket handker-
chiefs with his tears - shed for poor little Ellen. How exceedingly kind
dear Mrs Baldwin is - She called on Saturday morning & invited
us round to take tea with her. I mentioned that I owed a call
to Mrs Prof Silverman - she offered to go with me to see her - So Geo
& myself dressed up & set off a little before 5 o clock - found Mrs
B. - quite ready - We met Mrs Silverman & the Prof at home. He
is one of the most pleasant men I ever met with - & I like her too.
We returned to Mrs Baldwins [sic] - on our way we passed Maple Cottage
one of the prettiest spots in New Haven - Mrs D. & L. are still absent -
Mrs B - took us in to look at the garden - it did look most beautiful.
We found the Gov^r at home to receive us - & soon tea was
served up - we met Floyd & Tip on the way. Mrs B would have
them come along with us - as soon as tea was over

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I have just received your precious letter of the 3^rd Inst - thank God! you were
all well - I am too grateful for this great blessing to think of the crop
I have not time to moralize on this - as I fear I am already too late
for the Mail. As regards this part our Carpet - it is indeed most pro-
voking - It will be impossible for me to match it - If you will
let me know the ground colour & give some idea of the pattern as
I have entirely forgotten it, I will get some which may answer - pray
do so as quickly as you can - Lord writes that he will remain in
N.Y. until tomorrow ends - I gave him the dimensions of the glass
case 30 by 20. I hope it will answer for it has given me a great
deal of trouble to obtain it - As we are so remote from glass
manufacturers - I really dread dear Tootee the effects of this
Wet season on you & your children - May the Mercy of God
protect you my beloved ones - In great haste your own
Mother
A.M.K