[illegible in original] 1863
Dear Sister		Spencertown [illegible in original]
		We are sorry to hear that
you are sick but hope these few lines
will find you better my hand is no worse and
not much better I have [several words illegible in original] it [discharges?]
pretty freely but I can but just [illegible in original] my finger
it does not pain me as bad as it did ma had
just sat down to write to you last night & [G N?] and
Emmie come I feell as though I had a fit of [sickness?]
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	Monday morning George will Aunt [illegible in original]
							before   lines
I hope you will not have   Our folks say I must write you a few ^
				to move
lines about Maria I am in a hurry ^ & cant write much for John H
is going pretty soon Maria has been very sick but is better now
she has sat up a little every day for two or three days she is very weak
she walked two or three step yesterday a week ago Saterday night she
had three sinking spells in about an hour her heart [illegible in original]
palpitated so that you could see it through the bed clothes
& it seemed as though it would come out of her body, she
was a great deal better the next morning    Ma says she will
send you a bottle of maple molasses & if John H
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does not come to your house he will leave it to O. Pol^
store & this letter I don't know as you can read it. I hope
						more but I
you will get well & all the rest that are sick I would write ^
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PS  I suppose you thought that a great letter
George came from the office with  no letter though
we could send a line thur [illegible in original] he had gone
so we sent it by mail write if there is [illegible in original]
[illegible in original] says she shall come up as soon as she
can you come down if you can   O Eliza