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she is so very fleshy it will make it still more difficult to take ^care^ of her. Understand cousin Robert has a little hope that she may get up again. Daniel Underhill and wife have taken a trip to the west as far as Buffalo to be absent about two weeks but you in all probability will see them before their return. our lectures have commenced and the committee seem desirous of getting those of the scientific order thus far they have not been as well attended. Last week had Jehiel H. Hoyt. The next one is to be the Chemistry of Agriculture ^by^ Prof. Hyatt. We meet every week to sew for the freedmen. Phebe Rushmore has gone to Richmond this winter with several others to I believe see ^to^ their wants and I suppose as teacher. Maria also seemed