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Dear Isaac Amy and household you can surely imagine my disappointment on reaching home day before yesterday that our family had not heard of Amys unusual home neither had they written both of which I thought should have been done we feel anxious to hear of Amys safe arrival at home and all the joy attending that came as well as all other particulars relative to yourselves and friends I often thought of Amy how much she lost in not accompanying [us?] to Philadelphia but perhaps she would not enjoy without Isaac the [illegible] of joy which may be in reserve for [illegible] in future we went on in company with [illegible] and wife and I am [illegible] enough to believe it was mutually agreeable to ourselves I know it was all went to James Mates where we had a cordial welcome and found leave and [illegible] room more [illegible] room on account of Edward and Marie Davis and Martha away in Europe have traveled in France Italy Switzerland and Great Britain tho not very extensively in either [they?] [illegible] from them very often by every steamer which is nearly every week they have taken passage for home on the [illegible[ of this month Thomas and Mary Anna have not moved in yet so that made a nice opening for us [Salley?] [illegible] and Lucy Stone came next day also Benjamin Bacon and wife Mary Gage daughter of Frances D Page she is at John Jacksons school Lucretia wished to give her a treat and obtained [illegible] for her to [open?] the week with her and at the West [illegible] meeting she is quite a superior girl and won by her conduct and converse golden opinions from all acquainted with her [illegible] had two meetings before going out to the Convention which were favored seasons in which as [illegible] [gold?] to say [illegible] reigned over all on first day evening we were invited to Miller [illegible] to tea and were met by many others perhaps 50 or more had a very social pleasant time The next morning we left Philadelphia and arrived at West[illegible] ½ past 10 had quite an interesting meeting and received many cordial greetings from old acquaintance went to our old home when we were comfortably accommodated I do not know the exact number perhaps 60 may be more I had Sally [illegible] for my bed fellow and fellow traveler to and from meeting there was quite a strong intimacy grew [up?] between us thru [illegible] I hope may not wither but contains [push?] and green I need not say much about the meeting as it will be fully reported in the [illegible] and much better [leave?] as is generally the case they must fail in [imparting?] the interest attendance there was one [illegible] back [illegible] was almost sick with a very hoarse cold so much so that he could not speak in public second day at all I wished for some of your knowledge in doctoring with [illegible] remedy as that second in