(seq. 32)

Battenville 2 Mo 10th 1838

Respected Children

Your Grandfather is
not quite as well as hertofore
the rest of the family are
as usual--Grand Father
Anthony left here last first
day after meeting for home
Your Aunt Hannah with
him--they were well at
Adams--are well at J H Hoxie's.

We have now the best kind of
sleighing--so last Seventh day
had a visit from George & Samantha
Vail John & Paulina Lapham
from Danby--stay'd with us
untill 2d Day morning--all
visited Cynthia & Susan
after meeting first day-----
your company was wanted in
order to render the visit complete

I enclose a letter to Susan Mother
it had better be opened--we therefore
took the Liberty not finding it to
require an immediate answer