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New York October 9th 1845
My dear Sister
I must again crave your pardon for being / so long delayed writing to you to let you Know of the safe / arrival of Sarah and her little one. They [?] with their grandmother / arrived safely last Friday morning, both looking much / improved. The little on of course has grown much more/ interesting and I find her of great company both to Sarah / and myself: indeed I don’t Know when I will again / consent to let them be so long absent from me.
We went directly over to our quarters in Brooklyn / from the Boat, and have got somewhat settled in / our new habitation, yet from the want of Company / in the house I fear Sarah will find it too lonesome / for her. We will, however, make the trial for a week / or two when should no more company come in, Sarah / must try and find some place where she may think she / will be more comfortable. I took the rooms form utter / desperation, not Knowing, whither to go, and not being / blessfed with the a fondness for house hunting. With / the exception of the want of company we are as comfortably / situated as one would wish.
I have not see Mrs Leland since last Saturday / when she was still complaining tho improving, her / impatience to be about, retards her entire recovery. / She speaks of going to Boston some time this week, what / for I don’t know now how she can leave such
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a houseful as she has in Leonard St. with no one / but Caroline to take charge. The latter is truly of more / detriment than service to her. I regret that she should / prove herself to her so little worthy of good words. For / I once felt quite an interest in her, which has / gradually declined until I [feel?] that my former pre= / delictions are giving way to decided antipathies.
Sarah was to have come over to day to assist Mary / in making her comfortable for the winter, but it stormed / so violently that she was prevented. The Sun, however, / now shines brightly (1 o’clock) and it is possible she / may yet come. She has succeeded in getting a girl / who thus far both of us are much inclined to be / pleased with.
I don’t Know when Mary intends to send on little / “Bell”. I believe not until a good opportunity; some one / with whom she may be acquainted, offers, she was / quite well when I last saw her (Tuesday) and I / believe more reconciled to remaining as she had / found company in some little girls, boarders at / Mary’s.
We have all Kinds of weather for the past week. / Rain. Sun. Cold + heat. Just at this writing it is / uncomfortably warm.
I hope Sarah will be induced to write for herself, tho / I must confess I cannot hold out much encour= / agement. It seems next to impossible for her to over / come her dislike to letter writing.
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She says she feels now a greater wish to see you all / mow than before she went on. This is natural for she / found so much company with you that she feels / her lonesomeness the more. She is quite contented / however, and quite reconciled to live away from / Boston. The latter she does not seem to fancy as a / permanent residence. We have walked out every / afternoon since her return, when not too unpleasant, / and strolled over nearly the whole of Brooklyn. / some parts of it are far preferable to New York as a / residence, though a little inconvenient for the places / of amusement.
Make my respects to your good mother, and all / of you must received my warmest thanks for the good / and Kind care taken of Sarah and the little girl.
Yours hastily but aff
William Irving
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Mrs Jane Wales
No 19 [McLean?] Street
Boston
Mass:Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
