Auburn June 22 ^d
My dear Son,
I have your expected letter this
morning – I enclose a letter which came
by the last mail — Your Father is
I suppose about leaving Washington by
this time, his last letter was dated
Sunday, just after his return from Pennsylvania
where he had a pleasant excursion — I
shall look for him here Friday or Saturday —
The drain & well were covered partially
Saturday night — I dismissed all the
men but Frank Riley who is helping
Mr Patty and Willis to level the
earth and drawing away the super-
fluous part of it – It is a tedious
work — We have been greatly favoured by
having no rain since you left —
Aunt Clara and Aunty come to see

us every day or evening — Miss Raines
is still with Aunty — Adams is papering
her parlour — Charlotte Spriggs
died Satu Friday – was buried Saturday –
I attended the funeral —
I see by the Journal that Dawson is back
again so I hope that Fred will soon be
able to leave —
You will see in the paper the
report of Charles Dickens misdoings —
His letter of explanation comes this morning
but will fail to satisfy entirely —
I am very sorry that a writer who
has really benefitted the world by
his productions should have fallen
under a cloud at last — But as
Jeremiah Bedott said to his wife, "we
are all poor critters" — when left to
ourselves we certainly are —
We have a nice little calf since you went
away — no more robbers with pistols –
Fanny has completed her lessons in wax

flowers and made a very pretty
boquet of the same —
Saturday — I commenced this letter Tuesday
then remembering you were not to be at Tivoli
until next week, I laid it one side —
To day I look for your Father — He expected
to leave Washington Thursday — Has taken the
House on I street — leaving Catherine to move —
into it — John comes with him & Louisa in
about a week — The horses were sent to pasture
Louis had gone to Newport —
Willis has gone too — He received a letter
which I saw from the proprietor of the Awaga
House at Owego offering him high wages as
a porter &c — I advised him to go, as he
seemed inclined – He behaved very well
at the time he left & so far we hear of
nothing wrong in the way of accounts —
The well and wall are completed, the earth leveled
and sown with oats and clover — so that it
looks much better than when you left —
Mr Patty has gone back to the garden which
he is trying to get in order for your fathers return –
Miss Raines is still with Aunty – Aunt Clara
is well — the weather is exceedingly warm —
Sunday — Your father came last evening

he is well – considerably fatigued — I will
write again next week —
May God bless and preserve you
Mother —