Thursday night Jan 19^th
My dear Sister,
I have h run away and left Mrs Cary alone
that I might at least commence a letter to you to night
yours came last evening in company with the Cary's and
George Underwood—I am glad you did not freeze when
you went home last Thursday it was a bitter cold day
here I almost froze attempting to make some visits.
Friday Henry left New York—went to Goshen on the Erie
rail road—spent the night at Florida left there
Saturday morning and reached here at 12 oclock the same
night in company with Mr Bowen—Mrs Bowen and
I were sitting up expecting them until ten minutes before their
arrival when we withdrew to their our rooms—The little woman
ran down however to open the door and I presume was
very glad to see James after a weeks absence—Henry
left his father and Mother as well as usual—all things
going on in the old way—Sunday Mrs Bowen and I went
to Church accompanied by the boys leaving Henry and Bowen
to eat their breakfasts—when we came home we found them

[bottom Margin] I wrote to Clara Tuesday night—Mr Sackettee

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Editorial Note

William Augustus Sackette

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William Sackett

Birth: 1811-11-18 Death: 1895-09-06

or Gary V. Sackett

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Gary Sackett

Birth: 1790-08-09 Death: 1865-06-02

was here
yesterday—he said he thought Pa

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Elijah Miller

Birth: 1772-04-11 Death: 1851-11-13

would have come with
him but that he (Sackette) not thinking him well enough he came
through Auburn

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Auburn, NY

without stopping—Sam Birdsall

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Samuel Birdsall

Birth: 1791-05-14 Death: 1872-02-08

called Monday
Goodwin

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Stephen Goodwin

Birth: 1807-11-26 Death: 1879-05-13

was here Saturday—I believe I vexed him by calling
his party Loco Foco's—he is so very selfishly sensitive that
one cannot well say
any thing to please him it was
really my intention to allow him
an occasion of triumph by alluding to
their majority
Is not Worden

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Alvah Worden

Birth: 1797-03-06 Death: 1856-02-16

coming down to court
and cannot you come along
I wish you could—
has Frances

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Frances Chesebro

Birth: 1826-12-12 Death: 1909-08-24

commenced attending
school.

looking as though they had travelled 1000 instead of 100
miles the day previous—They did not succeed in getting
their eyes open until night—Monday Bowen proposed
to return to the Eagle but we persuaded him to stay one
day in Congress to allow Mrs Bowen and I to finish "Jaquerie"
which we were engaged in reading—That night we sat up
until 12 oclock—finished the book, and opened the door
for Henry and Bowen who had attended a supper at Weed's.
The next morning Mr Bowen signified that he should dine
at the Eagle and Mrs Bowen joined him somewhat reluctantly
feeling much more inclined to stay with us—I went round
to see her yesterday she said she was so homesick that
she had cryed the night before—She went with me—sat
in the carriage until I made some visits and came
home with me to dinner—Soon after the Carys came
when she returned to the Eagle—Mrs Cary is not well
and did not conclude to come here until a few days
before they set out—We have been this morning to the
milliners &c—then I made as usual some visits—Mr
Jocelin dined with us—talked much about Temperance
and Abolition—Henry you may have heard by this
time has signed the Temperance pledge—it has created

[bottom Margin] The Stantons

xStantons

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Unknown

Unknown

first service came off
well last Thursday — no wine
I presume there I some
etiquette about calling first which prevented
Mrs Spencer

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Elizabeth Spencer

Birth: 1789-02-23 Death: 1868-10-10

going to see Mrs Gibson

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Sarah Gibson

Birth: 1796-09-15 Death: 1881-06-28

—It seems to me I have
heard that the ladies of the Secretaries received the
first calls—
I am afraid my new chambermaid is dishonest
Mrs Bowen lost a bag and gold Thimble
which do not come to light—this is
pleasant—

no small sensation here—Weed and I feel quite slighted that
we were not consulted—Henry with his usual independence
has done what he thinks to be right without consulting
any one—He says had he waited another year his example
which was the principal motive would have lost half
its influence—though it certainly would have been much
more convenient for us—I cannot imagine how all the
numbers are to be entertained without wine—They were
not remarkable for vivacity when under the influence of
that article—Henry went on Tuesday evening to a supper
at Rufus Kings where he astonished all the guests by adhering
to the conditions of the pledge—Last night he attended
an Agricultural Supper—there was no wine upon the
table—Weed says he heard him talked of at a Temperance
lecture classed with Marshall

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Thomas Marshall

Birth: 1801-06-07 Death: 1864-09-22

and Dwight

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Theodore Weld

Birth: 1803-11-23 Death: 1895-02-03

—Mr Delevan
says he [ was ] an hour before day on Tuesday praying
that He[ nry ] might be induced to give his name to the
cause—the same day Henry signed the pledge he
says he thinks after this Mr Delevan must be a believer
in especial Providence—Three clergymen called yes-
terday—I told Mrs Brown I presumed in consequence of the
signature—Well as Willie says "it is funny" is it not
how few will understand or appreciate Henry's motive—Even
his best friends think there must be some political influence
which they cannot explain—How few people there are in the
world who can understand that it is possible to do good
without some interested motive—Such things are never believed
of men until they are dead—Clarence and Fred were
invited to attend a party at Mrs Elliott's last night—Fred
would not go but Clarence could hardly be persuaded to wait
until evening came—he actually proposed dressing in the
morning—he staid until 1/2 past 10 and I presume went

home with all the girls he could find—he looks jaded and sick
to day—but has gone again this evening to meet his dancing
class at Mrs Van Rensselaere—Fred has gone to Weeds—Willie
went to ride with us this morning—he calls his little dog
"Cato"—I asked him this morning before day light what
he thought Cato was doing "he is dreaming" said he—
He hears Clarence talk so much about the girls, getting married &c
that I heard him say the other day "I wish I could marry all the
girls"—he thinks Abbey a nonpariel—She is a good natured
easy creature, not over nice, but honest and so kind to
Willie that I overlook all deficiencies—Sam Blatchford
came back this afternoon—he is about as communicative and
agreeable as he was the last t time he returned from
Canandaigua—of which you have heard Clara and I
speak—I have a letter from Augustus—he is well
Mrs Alvah Worden
Canandaigua
Paid W.H.S.
ALBANY, N.Y.
JAN 21
PAID