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Pg. 3 understand that my visit should not at all I enjoyed it. Does the _____ Franklin De Cost that married Hannah Jenkins daughter I heard such a report of her, it lives with me so much that I cannot forbear mentioning it, think he is much to be pitied as well as she She had a fit of sickness and the Dr. recommended opium to strong then her, finaly got so in love of it that she took it to her disadvantage and they thinking it best for her to refrain from it kept it from her in consequence of which She took to or devised a plan to get Rum whereby she kept in a state of intoxication but his father has taken her to his home now in Skeneateles where I hope he will affect recovery. I feel the more interested no doubt his being such a friend of grandmothers 13th 7th day been baking, boiling soap, looking out after the goslings, being very stormy yesterday of great rain the wind South west, is has got around to north of is rainy yet. first day morning a real snow storm, I w___ hopes of hearing from Benjamin Underwood by thy letter we understand Leonard Lawrence to be quite poorly, by writing to his aunt Aunt Anna that he could not write but two lines without laying down, that he wished her to be informed of his feeble state of health. his health so much improved that she calculated on going to see him, I feel sorry to hear of Christmas ill health can’t she take 3 or 4 pills every night I imagine she is to feeble to endure many at a time she ought to drink freely if thirsty it will help to support him, I should like to hear from the old men of Mendon when she writes again. I must just tell thee that John is interrupting me with reading a Novel. I think he has as great a dislike to them as Rachel ____, she feels so guised to hear that