Farmington April 10th 1844.My dear Harriet.
I confess that I have been very negligent in the defering to answer your good long letter, dated Dec 29th and 30th, but since I have seen you my mind & time have been very much occupied; and I have to day determined to make an attempt to answer it; and you will, I hope forgive me this time. I was sorry not to see more of you, Cornelia, and Abby, when we were in Newington last winter; but I assure you that little time I spent in your society, I enjoyed very much. I hope your next vacation will be longer, and then I shall expect to see you all here. I suppose your next vacation will be about two weeks will it not?
Yesterday I received a catalogue of the Mt Holyoke Female Seminary from Abby, please give my love to her, & tell her I am very much obliged to her for it.
Since we have met, nature has thrown off its wintry mantle of snow, and is putting on its spring garb of the richest green. It is a most delightful morning so mild, I can hardly content myself within doors, the birds are singing sweetly & the fresh blooming flowers, fill one, with the most delightful thoughts. I have been watching vegetation for two or three days past, and I am sure I never saw it improve so rapidly as at present "All nature smiles." "And france breathes in ev'ry gale"
Do you hear from Mary Seymour often? I have not been to Newington this some time [sic], & she has had time to die of the consumption since I have heard from her.
I wish I could write you something new or interesting but it is very dull now, But suffer me to make you acquainted with the fact, that sister has a fine daughter about three weeks old; sister expects to leave us in two or three weeks to make a visit in New York, & from there to the far west. You cannot imagine how we dread to part with her we shall be so very lonely. She came down stairs to tea last night for the first time since her illness.
I must draw this scrawl to a close, & I hope you will write me immediately upon the receipt of this. Please remember me to Cornelia.
In great haste, I remain
Your aff friend.
S. A. C-