Letter from Harriet

Plymouth  May 3rd, 1874,
Dear Doc,

Your letter to Mr. Heddin was handed to me to read.

I sincerely feel sorry for you, but admire your courage.

Your two little boys must be a great comfort to you.

Can you give them any schooling? Also, how can you get their clothes made, and how do you get your work done and your clothes washed?

Do you have kind neighbors who look after your comfort when you are sick? I do hope you have.

Although your children must be a great care and expense to you, you must be far happier with them than you would be without them.

It is such a pleasure to toil for those we love.

I hope their affection for you repays you for all your care.

I am so glad you have a home of your own and that you are treated well.

Be successful in getting a team this summer.

We live just as we did when you were here, only my children are all gone except Louis. She is just as jolly as ever when she can hold up her head, which is not always the case

She has not been able to work for 3 years.

Exhausted my skill in treating her to no lengths.

Then I tried the first thing I could find.

Last summer, I sent her to a Water Cure for 10 days, and she came home no better.

I am trying to have her try another treatment, but she says it would be only money thrown away.

I must try something.
Six years ago, Pat Pussitt came here on a visit and stayed three weeks.

She was married to a man named Crandal.

She was just the same old fun-loving Pat.

We did enjoy her company so much.

When she went away, she agreed to write to us immediately on her arrival home, but did not.

We wrote to her, but got nothing back.

Then we wrote to her husband and to the postmaster, but have not heard from her since.

We think she is dead.

Her health was feeble.

Rosa Passage was married last Thursday to Will Olderdge.

They had a large wedding with over fifty guests.

John Beaduse has sold his farm and lives here in the village.

Roult's wife is an invalid.

Their daughter is dead.

Jack is married and lives near the Waterfront, and David lives in the region.        

Harriet

Smith has sold his place to one of the Willets.

Taylor is trying to sell his place, which is heavily mortgaged.