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Pg. 3 us six weeks previous to Margarette’s marriage which took place the 12th of last month and it was a solemn time for us we missed dear father and Charley so much Georgie and I the only ones of our family to witness it, but father’s portrait seemed to look down on the scene that was taken place, approvingly. at least we felt so. We made(cross out) only had our families which were only three of Henry’s Elizabeth Field Alice Donlevy Mrs. Post and her daughter. Henry has been here much of the time since our great bereavments and now is installed as one of our family

 Mary White call’d here a few weeks since

I intend to call her soon. We were very busy till Maggie was married and since we have had such very cold weather that I have not gone out only on business

 Maggie’s eyes have troubled her this winter

so she has not been able to do anything for the papers and for awhile she could not sew but they are now better. She has a position as