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give me. I find that some bills contracted by your sisters have been sent home. They cannot tell me the exact amount. I should like to have them settled as soon as possible. I am thinking the best way will be just to enclose you a few lines to Messrs. Andersons & Co. requesting them to forward to these people the amount due them. Had I known of this whilst I was in Philadelphia I may have settled them whilst there. But as I have so little money with me perhaps the above plan will be best. If I could but have remained at home - how much the money I am now spending may have contributed to our comfort. I must leave the repairs of the house altogether to your good husband's better judgement. I know if his health continues good he will do everything that is necessary on as economical a plan as possible. Do you not think a door would be best to shut out the little entry from view - it would not cost a great deal and would add much to the comfort of the parlour in the winter. If McIntosh is not able to do the work William will have to find some one else tho' where he is to be found is the question. I begin to love my little birds again & feel quite in love with some nonpareils I saw on board ship. If they are not expensive I would be glad if dear Ira could get me two pair. Henry has expressed a great desire for a good mocking bird. I wonder if Mrs Wilson would sell me one - feel her pulse on the subject. I tried by hints you recollect to get a male nonpareil & she would not understand me. Be sure to send me your dress or sizes - it will be such a gratification to employ some of our confessed leisure in doing something for your loved ones. My own precious child how dear you are to me and those sweet children. They are never absent from my thoughts. What would I not give to have them now around me. God's in mercy grant we may all meet again. It seems to me if I had just such a house as this the garden & other comforts - if I had all my family with me, I could live for years without going outside the front door. Mary King is as she or anyone else can possibly be to us Brother Henry is in bad health - he is some thing in the state I was
was in - nervous. He is now better. His wife relieves him of every care attends to every thing but his law business. She does every thing without the least fuss. I think you and her are more alike in this respect than any two persons I ever knew. She is always cheerful - never idle and yet no fuss. She is up the first and last to lie down in the family. Our dear cousin was very comfortably lodged a short distance from us. But they had seen all the sights to be seen here and must go to Bethlehem. We parted with mutual regret on Wednesday last.
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