Family Letters: Third letter from Sarah Wheeler Sanders to her daughter Lucy Amy Reed

Sarah Wheeler Sanders

 Benson [ILLEGIBLE]

Monday Morning

Dear Lillie

    Your letter came on Saturday but it seems to have mislaid and I did not see it until this morning. I got one from Jannie within the same day of yours but that was received Saturday.  I think it will be a good thing for you to have a change but I am think Pounco will miss you but it will not hurt him. I am getting along well and felt as if I might go home when Albert goes to New York which will be next week.  He expects to leave Chicago Tuesday night and be in N.Y. Thursday morning. He does not know but hopes to go to Northampton. If he does will probably [ILLEGABLE] Sunday.

Last week I went to the [ILLEGABLE] with Rebecca.  One of her friends [ILLEGABLE] with a concierge and took me [ILLEGABLE]  and brought one back and one evening went to hear Prof. Willet lecture on Friday we went to lunch with Mrs. Hasfham and had a pleasant time. I went to church yesterday for the first time since I came here.

Amy is having a very bad cold and was in bed all day yesterday and Albert thinks she has a good deal of fever this morning but she seems much better then she did yesterday.

Rebecca is just as busy as ever [ILLEGABLE] go some where every day.  She is going on one of her speaking tours next week will be gone [ILLEGABLE] night. I had a letter from Cassie Smith last week which I must answer soon. I think she feels that Mrs. Parsons and Mrs. Marsh are both of them very feeble.

I [ILLEGABLE] John  did get the situation at Battle Creek as you said nothing about it.  It would of course be a disappointment but we do not what is best for us but there is one who does and it is well if we can leave all to him,  Remember me to John.

Yours affectionately

write often S.W. Reed

Here is the scanned copy if you want to try and pick out the other words. 

Family

• Joseph Sanders(1764-1829) married Elizabeth Hall(1765-1836)
• David Sanders(1791-1863) married Amy Wheeler(1793-1874)
• Sarah Wheeler Sanders(1823-1919) married Benjamin Franklin Reed(1819-UNKNOWN)
• Jane Caroline Reed(1846-1936) married David Joy Wright(1851-1908)
• Edward Nimes Wright(1884-1947) know as Ned
• David Sanders Wright(1887-1967) married Florence Edna Smith(1892-1937)
• Caroline Wright(1930-2016) married Robert Ervin Putnam(1927-2011)
• Me
• Lucy Amy Reed(1848-1918) married John Dresser Lawrence(1847-1907)
• Albert David Sanders(1852-1947) married Rebecca Clark Strong(1854-1935) referenced as R
• Amy Sanders(1887-1937) married Murray Arnold Hines(1876-1969)
• Nathen Sanders(1800-1887) married Betsy Sheed(1805-1887)
• George "Lucius" Sanders(1838-1919) married Mary A. Steele(1842-1909)
• Charles Lucius Sanders(1877-1939) married Mary R. Andrews(1877-1962)

Unknown

• Charles
• Mrs. Foobes
• Old Ted, who I believe to be an animal
• Auntie
• Mary Wilson
• Mrs. McCloud
• Pounco, I'm thinking another animal
• Prof. Willet
• Mrs. Hasfham
• Cassie Smith
• Mrs. Parsons
• Mrs. Marsh