Monday 11^th
My Dearest Sister, Henry came as we anticipated a four oclock on
Saturday afternoon, had you been with me to have welcomed him
we should have required nothing more for our complete happiness –
but I will not trouble you with idle regrets. Henry looks well
and is perfectly satisfied with travelling for once. You must not
expect a very long or a very sprightly letter. I never felt more
stupid in my life when well. We have had so many things
to talk over that for the two last nights slumber has not visited
my eyelids until after two oclock. My eyes are of course inflamed
I feel exhausted and weary and should now crawl into bed
did I not know that you will expect this letter tomorrow and
I cannot disappoint you. We saw no one on Saturday until
Henry arrived. I sent a short note to Worden and an apology
to Mrs Seward – they were much disappointed about your visit –
After these affairs were settled Sarah and I washed the paint
in the south room. Grandma was very much grieved that you had
gone away without saying good bye to her and wished to know
if she had done any thing to offend you. I told her that
you hardly had time to say goodbye to me – her face still
continues long on account of Sarah's pertinacity in staying
here – poor Sah Sarah I feel very sorry for her – she was
crying all day yesterday – today she is washing for me
as this did not exactly violate the promise I made to Grandma
I consented that she should do so and she consideres any
excuse for remaining another day a reprieve. Jesse her sisters
son was here last night – he is very indignant at her conduct
and said he did not see how she could expect to stay at
his mothers – however I think she will go there when she leaves
here. Augustus and Fred were so delighted with their fathers
return that they were hanging upon him constantly and Fred could
hardly be persuaded to go to bed he was so much afraid that Pa would

go away again. Mr and Mrs Seward came up the river as far as
Newburgh with Henry. They left New York on Wednesday morning
having landed on Monday from the same boat which brought
my letter. When Henry got to Albany he found that Weed had
gone to New York to meet him of course he could do no
less that wait until he returned – it was this which detained
him in Albany. I propose now that we shall meet you at Cayuga
on Thursday unless it rains hard on that day – we will go to the
Col's and stay two or three days. I appoint so early a day
because the weather is tolerable now and we have no reason
to calculate upon its continuing so long. I do not know
whether Worden has gone home or to Seneca Falls or whether
he is still here. I will send this afternoon and see – if he has
gone I will bring your watch and shawl with me. If this arrange-
ment suits you will you have the goodness to drop a line (as Miss
Seeley says) on Wednesday or if you would rather wait until
next week it will not make the least difference with me.
Henry is very desirous of going to see you but thinks he cannot
come to Aurora. I have so much to say to you that you must
not expect to sleep any while we are at the Col's. We all
went to Church yesterday, and received the congratulations of our
friends – among those who congratulated me upon the return
of my husband was Mrs Dick Smith !!! — Mr and Mrs Wallace
called in the evening. Mr Watson spent the evening here talking
with Henry about Scotland. I wish you could have heard
Mr Lucas while you were here. I think him a very interesting
preacher.
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