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Northhampton Apr 19th 1845 My Dear Aunt, I received your last very interesting letter a few days after it was mailed and very thankful were we for it. The poetry was excellent, it was very soothing to our feelings and very appropriate. It has been read by several of our friends with a great deal of pleasure and they were all very anxious that they should be printed so that we could send them to friends who wished to see them, where it would not be convenient to send the original. We hesitated for some time but finally consented thinking you would have no objections. They were very much admired, and several have been here to enquire who was the author. I will send you the copy paper which contains them with this letter. I hope you will get it. We were very sorry to hear that you were so unwell. When you last wrote, we feared you were sick from your long silence. I hope you have entirely recovered before now. Grandmother has not been very well for a few weeks past, her health has been about as usual through the winter. Mother's health has been miserable all winter. I think it is partly owing to ???? and anxiety. I think her health and spirits somewhat improved. My own health is very good. I think I am perfectly well, and have been most of the time through the winter. Little Mary has been pretty well most of the winter. She is a delicate child but with care she is usually pretty well and always full of life and glee. Amanda has been at Enfield with Uncle Oliver and Aunt Susan all winter. She is there now but is coming home in May. I am going to Boston next week to spend some time. I don't know how long. Aunt Caroline is going to house keeping and I am going down to help her. I have not been expecting to go until within a short time. I should have been very glad on Mother's account to have been home this ???? but it is best that I should go where I can do the most good. Mother hardly knows how to spare one but thinks it best for me to go. Aunt Caroline will be situated very pleasantly. I think her house is at No. 46 Harrison Avenue. Uncle ???? has made a change in his business and is now of the firm of Carlin and Rankin No. 12 Centre St. We have not heard from Aunt Elizabeth since I wrote you before. I think it is very strange that she does not write. Uncle Oliver and Aunt Susan are well but the children have all had the whooping cough this winter. They have had something of a revival at Enfield this winter. Their minister Mr. MacOwen is a very good man and they appear to be very much united in him. The society in Pelham is in a very bad state. A part of them are very much displeased with the minister and the rest like him and wish him to stay, what will be done I am sure I don't know. It is a very bad state of affairs. Uncle ???? dislikes him so much that he will neither go to church himself nor let his family go. Sally is married but still remains at home. Her husband carries on the farm. We heard from Uncle Seth this winter. He and his family are well. I hope you will excuse the manner in which this letter is written. I have but three more days to be at home and consequently have a great deal to do. This is the second letter I have written today, and I have two more to write. Grandmother and Mother desire to be remembered to you and Aunt Sylvia, in which I most cordially join. Grandmother wishes me to ask you to write before long, if
you are able, as she is very anxious to hear how you are. Please remember
us all to Mr. and Mrs. Hayward and ???? me, your affectionate niece. Emma
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