Albany Wednesday morning
My dear Sister,
Well we arrived here last night
not without freezing which was all we
had a right to expect such a cold day –
Caroline was waiting with Mrs Weed - Fred
deposited Miss Avery at Congress Hall and
then came here to tea – after tea he nearly
froze himself going to look after the luggage
I did not get to bed until dark and
slept until 3 precisely after which I slept
no more – I had neuralgia in my
limbs all night which was preferable
to having it in my head all day –
I was very sick all afternoon and could
could get no air only as I sat by the ventilator
which the conductor was sure to close when
he came that way – I thought of you and
Clara and Grandpa and almost any body
all night – I remembered that Dennis
had not been told to take away the snow
that Ned could get under the house and
a f variety of other things some more and
some less important which I had left undone –
It is so very cold to day that I have not
courage to go on – I shall stay with Mrs Weed
until tomorrow and take the 11 oclock train
to New York – there is one at that hour –

Abbey found her mother here waiting to see
me and went home with her – She came
round this morning and has gone to see
about my bonnet and get Fanny a doll
of wood – Caroline has gone with Fred
to Congress Hall – Schoolcraft is here yet
but has not been seen – I believe he goes
down to day – Mr Round has been to see
me and told me more than I can write –
He says it is strange that Henry’s own family
have so little confidence in him when other
persons have so much – I shall not venture
out to day fearing an increase of neuralgia –
Mrs Weed has been telling me about James
which has satisfied me that their physician
Dr Boyd is a very ignorant man – Dr Boyd
like Dr Pitney assumed that James had the
inflammatory rheumatism and treated him
accordingly – he died of neuralgia occasioned
by a fall some time ago which injured the
spine – he was perfectly helpless through his
sickness not being able to raise a hand and
without the least indication of inflammation
yet the Dr Bled him two days before his death!
After he gave up and went to bed I doubt whether
any thing could have saved his life – he
should have been properly treated months before
but he complained little, kept at his work
and as long as he could go up stairs
avoided his bed – it does not make much
difference when a person dies for themselves, but
almost every body bears mourning friends –
Mrs Weed is quite as cheerful as I expected

to see her – Maria is coming next week
and will probably be here part of the Winter
I should like to know just what you are
doing this cold morning – you will write
soon – Willie spoke to me about some
drawers – tell him if he can find any like
the under shirts he may get them – I will
look for some in New York and send them
if I find any – I hope he is a good boy –
Love to Clara – Your own
Sister –
Tell Clara to send to the
post office for the Weekly Journal
after you are gone –

Mrs Lazette Worden
Auburn
ALBANY
DEC
17
N.Y. Please forward to
Canandaigua if
Mrs Worden has gone

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