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Williams [illegible] are united in judgement that she
should be placed in some Asylum her friends are more
urgent if possible her Son Edward and the sick girl are unw
illing Ann and this daughter are still in NY under [illegible] trea
tment and poor girl she is growing more poorly I have no faith
that [illegible] can reach her case if it could she has small chance
for she ^Ann has^ often we hear will throw out the medicine and day there
is enough sticking to the tumbler and fill it again L Willets [illegible]
she is going about the city a great deal in places not frequented
by women These are a few of the reasons why I think the man should
rule in this case Sam [illegible] [Jabor?] has not been heard from and
there seems no reasonable hope he will be It is sad [illegible]
how many shipwrecks and wonderful loss of life have been
reported the last few months We have not seen Isaac &
Many since they have domiciled at Cedar Swamp but from
what we hear it is mutually agreeable Catharine thinks
it is pleasant to Isaac and that it seems to her as tho for
the present it might be the right place Catharine M or
Kate as we call her frequently is at [Syossill?] she is home quite
frequently but I think stays there nearly half her time S
is quite urgent to ^have her^ pack her trunk How we can share her
is as difficult to her as at the beginning Her case was taken
today to Preparative meeting the [illegible] meeting will be
very lenient [tow?] and S they have talked as tho it was unnecessary
^to take it to the [m m?]^ that if the overseers were [illegible] but I guess they will carry
out the [form?] I staid in NY after the Quarterly Meeting
until second day heard John J Connell at 27 street in the
afternoon I think he is decidedly liberal was quite pleased
with him The NY monthly meeting for several months
had been inquiring what they might do to awaken a [illegible]
interest in the younger men [bus?] which finally resulted in

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