Family Letters: Eighth Letter from Sarah Wheeler Sanders to Lucy Amy Reed

 

Sarah Wheeler Sanders Reed

Tuesday Afternoon

My dear Lillie

We received your letter yesterday morning and am glad to know that you are feeling better and I should be very glad to have you keep home from us is it sound best for us to go to housekeeping. Auntie is very feeble and is not able to go upstairs to sleep and I find I cannot [ILLEGIBLE] much and her am very comfortable situation. [ILLEGIBLE] have Jennie [ILLEGIBLE] and can have [ILLEGIBLE] when we like and the both soon is so near that we think it will be best for us to stay home through the winter. Some days auntie seems very comfortable but she grows feeble and has to have the [ILLEGIBLE] very often. She has little strength and when she rides needs someone to help her into the carriage. She cannot sow or knit but reads a great deal.

 If John does not stay where he is why not come here for the winter. I think Jennie would board you for less price than anyone else and it could be pleasant for us all.

Last nights gazette says that Harry Robberts is going to be married to a young widow with one child.  She is the head milliner at the Imperial and the family do not approve.  We have not heard from Albert this week but they are all well at last accounts with the exception of Edward who was not well when he wrote. The family here are comfortably well although Ned does not seem as well as usual. He is troubled with something but David seems real well and does a good deal of business for his father. The school commences again in two weeks. Amy Lane has resigned and will not teach this year. I tends to study her do not hear from Aunt Helen very much but she is keeping house in Whatley and the last we heard Hugh [ILLEGABLE] was with her.

I have not been feeling as well as usual for a day or two but think I shall be allright soon. I think it is a little indigestion. Hope that you will think best to spend the winter with us. Remember me to John. 

With much love,

Sarah W. Reed

Let us hear soon. 

Here is the scanned letter, please see if you can identify the illegible words.