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he begs you to let me know so I may tell him if Father is coming here - as if so he will remain where he is if not he will try and join him at any place you may appoint dear Mother I never thought I could feel so kindly to any of them as I now do - I do so pity them --. Miss Preston is not with them now only Henry King & their father ---- Do write me soon I do long to hear from you so much - Oh how I miss my little ones - May God preserve them & you all --- Did a black girl ever take Rooneys [sic] rooster to him. She said she would My little John is quite well & his Father thinks looks better every day - he is a wonderful little travler [sic] so perfectly good I believe he likes the change & nois [sic] of the Cars he better sleeps or plays all the time William & Mr Woolley are going it [out] on the water - we are going this evening to see them Indians and if we [are] here on Monday at Lake George - Cousin R- is going or to day to Lebenon [sic] to see the Malt towers - This is as noisy a place as I ever care to be in - Pray if Father comes let Georgia come with him to go to Niagra [sic] with us - Cousin A appears quit pretty well - I realy [sic] hope it will do her good - W- thinks I look better already - so much for imagination - I do pray to God that you may all keep well - Oh how anxious I am about my dear little ones and indeed all of you - William is going to the Office again and I do hope to get a letter from you - I will not close this till [sic] he returns - With fond love to one and all & many kisses I am dearst [sic] Mother your own child
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No letter from any one I am so disappointed
[top right] Saratoga September 7th 1853 -- Wednesday
My own Dearest Mother,
I wrote you a long letter on Saturday - since then I have had the happiness of receiving two letters from you the latest dated Saturday - I am so thankful you gave me such good accounts of all of you My precious little King I hope has long ere this quite recovered from his cold. Oh Mother I do so long to see my little ones so much - God keep them all safe & well as well as the rest of you beloved ones - My little John has a little cold and cough too - I am anxious about him though every one says there is no cause - God in his mercy keep him --
In my letter on Saturday I told you that Mr T. King was here - he is extremely anxious to see you all - poor old Man he stands his afflictions better than one would think he is oppresively [sic] affectionate to me - and would be with me all the time if he could I am truely [sic] sorry for him -
The day before yesterday Cousin Amanda became so unwell from the want of rest - caused
From the constant nois [sic] at this United States [hotel] that she declared she could stand it no longer - we had rooms about the middle of a long galery [sic] on which there were about 40 rooms the stairs came up just below our rooms and all the people tramped past our doors and they were going till [sic] 4 to go to bed and at it again by 5 - in the morning - I did not mind it but she got no sleep night or day and was realy [sic] getting sick - so off they went to private lodgings - They were so well pleased that William was persuaded to move here today - our rooms are very pleasant - we are on the principal street in a pretty cottage large trees in front - and on the first floor - I like my rooms (I have 2 - ) very much they are comfortable & well furnished - better than the Hotell [sic] - how I will like their ways is yet to be seen - our bill at the hotell [sic] was $351/2 for the 4 days we were there - & I think that was one reason W- decided on bringing me here -- the Kings are at the Union and are very anxious to come here too but wait till [sic] I hear from you what are Fathers [sic] movements - Poor old Man how he appears to cling to the thought that we will love & pity him -- I rise very early go to the spring with William - Cousin A & Mr W- & Becky taking John - drink three glasses - walk up to the rail road - sometimes take a ride round [sic] come
back drunk one or two more & go home - get breakfast - some days go again to the spring on others to the bath houses & baith [sic] -- in the evening walk - we went to see the Indian st - there is one - who I think is as lovely a being as I ever saw she is beautiful - and some 5 others who are very pretty - They make very pretty things but have learned to ask enormous prices for them - I wanted to get some of their things but they are too high for any common purse.
Every one thinks that I have improved wonderfully. They say I am three shades clearer already William says I must tell you he thinks we shall lea[ve] this for Niagra [sic] on this day week - that is if I continue to improve - in the mean time we are going to spend one day - [probably?] next Monday in visating [sic] Lakes George and Champlain by a rout Mr T. H. C. recommended - I wish dear F & Georgia would come in time to go with us on this trip - Be sure and let G- come to go to Niagra [sic] - I do miss you all sadly - it feels like months since we parted - Oh Mother - dear - how strong is love for all of you in my heart My little Anna! I am so sorry I did not bring her with me - - precious darlings kiss them each for me dear little Willie he I hope will learn to help himself ere long - I wish so to see & hear them again - Oh may they
be left with me - dear Mother I cannot express to you my gratitude for all your love and devotion to me and mine --- Oh may God keep & bless you one and all --- I feel deeply for Uncle Henry - but how his wife is to get over all her lies is more than I can see - it comes to [sic] plain from too many different people -- Uncle Andrew & Aunt Lou - will not [admire?] her - giving them the lie - but this is not a plesant [sic] subject - pray write me quickly tell the girls to write too - Oh I long so much to see you all - it is near dark & has been raining for hours - I can scarce see - and it is time this was put in the office so I must say goodnight - All here join in much love to all of you - I cannot find space to say all the loving words I feel for one and all - Oh I pray to God to in his mercy keep us safe & will till [sic] we meet again - I will write again in a few days Kiss my beloved little ones each for me many times & my dear Father sisters & brothers too - & Matty - with many warm [ones?] in haste & in the dark I am my own precious Mother your child
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