Dedham, Mass
May 28, 1855
Dear J & E,
I take the pleasure of writing a few lines to you in hopes that
it will find you in good state of health as I am happy to say that this leaves
me and James in good health, thanks be to God for it. I have been waiting until now without writing
to you. I expected to hear from
home. I haven’t heared [sic] from home
since you left me here and I should like to hear from them before long wether
[sic] they had the money or not. I
sent you the money with the Macbeth’s last week. I thought it would be better to send that way
than to put ten dollar bill in the letter (I presume it will be all right) and
it will be safer. I really don’t know
what to say. I don’t have much time to
write tonight. I am going up to William Lombard. He thinks of going out west. We are going to stop next month or April and
the hands want to go west. You opened
the gate for them and they are all going out (that is they mostest [sic] of
them) . And another thing, them that
wants come out the mostest are gentlemen loafers.
You must excuse this letter.
I shall write to you and to Elizabeth next Sunday if I shall have a
letter from home. Business is very dull
here now. We don’t have much to do. We have posts pild [sic] up all over the shop
and I don’t know what I shall do when they stop. I feel discourage, very much so. I shall send you a paper tomorrow, two of
them. James is getting along first rate
so I am told. He has change his boarding
place soon after you went away. He has
got a very good place at present. He
learns to play on the piano they found.
Has got one in the house, a very good one and they are very good
player.
More the next time.
James unites with me, all the folks in town, in love to you all.
Yours very truly,
E. Benjamin
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