Thursday N Dec 8^th 1842
My dear Sister,
It is Thanksgiving morning – I intended
to have gone to Church but a snow storm, which has
since ceased, prevented me – I have no letters from
Augustus yet so that my anxiety about him is in
no wise diminished – I have letters from Fred and
Henry – nothing new at Albany – Henry sent me
Bryants versi versification of Webbs pardon which
is quite amusing. Nicholas prefers to remain in
Albany – Harriet to come to Auburn – they do not
decide yet – if Nicolas can get a place I presume
They will stay there – Your letter came
Tuesday – I am glad you went home so comfortably
I was very very lonesome after you were gone
thought more of my absent boys than ever – that
day I had not courage to go to your room
indeed it was not until Tuesday that I

actually made up the bed – Sunday I went to Church
with a pair of moccasins and returned with feet
thoroughly soaked in water – Clara did not go out –
I had no one to read for me in the evening – after
writing a letter to Mother I read Clara to sleep
in about 5 minutes – for the want of better
employment I went early to bed – Monday I
was very sick with headache – Tuesday Mr
Curtis came to set the grate – which he completed
yesterday – I am afraid it will not answer any
purpose the draught is not sufficiently strong
it appears much less than when the fire place
was open – perhaps the grate is not properly set
I am unable to judge – Willie's eye is again
inflamed – I wrote to Dr Ward Saturday saying
his eyes were quite well – There have been a number
of deaths in our neighborhood with the scarlet
fever – no one that we know – there are I believe
one or two cases of smallpox somewhere near the
prison – Among other calamities William contrived
to swallow his slate pencil last night – it still

remains in his gullet though he can eat and drink
he looks pale and complains that it hurts him constantly
as there is danger of its producing an inflammation
I asked Pa to speak to Pitney on the subject this
morning – it is so far down that I do not think
it can be extracted – it was a little over an inch long
and sharpened at the point – I have seen no
woman-kind since you left except at Church – I saw
Mrs Baldwin and gratified her by telling her you
intended to have seen her again before you went home.
Our new maid remains about stationary – she
did the washing pretty well – her chief merit is
good nature which is so uncommon with her nation
that it is very surprising – Tell Worden I
am much obliged to him for the candle – I shall
not light it until Henry comes home – Mrs Richardsons
shall be sent – it would have been before this but I
thought I would take it to the Judge's office myself
the snow has prevented – Love to Frances – Willie
says he "wishes" he could go to Canandaigua ^–
We have no music and no beaux any more.

I am reading Mrs Jameson – is the book yours – did you
leave it intentionally – There is a long article in
the Au Argus signed Anti Duellist censuring Henry's decision
in Webbs case —
Abbey is much pleased with her present and Willie equally
pleased that it is Abbey's – I was like Mrs Miller – it
was so pretty I wondered Fan did not keep it herself
I hear nothing from Mrs Wright –
your own Sister –
Mrs Alvah Worden
Canandaigua
AUBURN
DEC 9
N.Y.