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Post, Mary Robbins. Letter to Isaac Post.
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Dear All I have taken the pen but really <br /> | Dear All I have taken the pen but really <br /> | ||
I am very much of a blank having but<br /> | I am very much of a blank having but<br /> | ||
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that are passed. I have repeatedly asked<br /> | that are passed. I have repeatedly asked<br /> | ||
my good husband to answer your very<br /> | my good husband to answer your very<br /> | ||
| − | interesting letter but reading interspersed | + | interesting letter but reading interspersed<br /> |
with an occasional nap is so much more<br /> | with an occasional nap is so much more<br /> | ||
agreeable that I have failed thus far<br /> | agreeable that I have failed thus far<br /> | ||
It is five weeks since Stephen's children<br /> | It is five weeks since Stephen's children<br /> | ||
| − | were taken with Scarlet Fever Mary | + | were taken with Scarlet Fever Mary severely<br /> |
and a few days first The girl who had lived<br /> | and a few days first The girl who had lived<br /> | ||
with them the past winter had been to NY<br /> | with them the past winter had been to NY<br /> | ||
| − | to secure a place in a few days was taken poorly which proved to be the measles | + | to secure a place in a few days was taken <br /> |
| − | making four to be taken care of. Many | + | poorly which proved to be the measles thus <br /> |
| − | ill and Esther | + | making four to be taken care of. Many very <br /> |
| − | measles which contributed to E's | + | ill and Esther & children had not had the <br /> |
| + | measles which contributed to E's anxiety she<br /> | ||
having the greatest dread of the complaint<br /> | having the greatest dread of the complaint<br /> | ||
they had great difficulty to find helpers to<br /> | they had great difficulty to find helpers to<br /> | ||
| − | care and | + | care and so for the sick John Gaskin was<br /> |
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Westbury 5mo 2st
Dear All I have taken the pen but really
I am very much of a blank having but
little knowledge or thought disconnected from
sickness anxiety and watching for weeks
that are passed. I have repeatedly asked
my good husband to answer your very
interesting letter but reading interspersed
with an occasional nap is so much more
agreeable that I have failed thus far
It is five weeks since Stephen's children
were taken with Scarlet Fever Mary severely
and a few days first The girl who had lived
with them the past winter had been to NY
to secure a place in a few days was taken
poorly which proved to be the measles thus
making four to be taken care of. Many very
ill and Esther & children had not had the
measles which contributed to E's anxiety she
having the greatest dread of the complaint
they had great difficulty to find helpers to
care and so for the sick John Gaskin was