Rachel Todd letter to Charity Rotch, Farmington, April 24, 1808

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	                        Farmington  April 24th  1808
	    My Dear Friend
	                       The inclose d was writen, as you
	will perceive, by your friend E.T. with an expectation, of
	sending it, on, to Philadelphia, but finding he had made
	a wrong calculation, with regard, to the going out of
	the mail, so, that it could not reach, that city, before the
                                        probably
	much wish d for time, when you will^ set your dear faces
	homeward, he was very much hurt about it, & requested
	that I would enclose it, & send it on to N york that it
	might meet you there; Doctors time, is still, as much taken
	up, in the dutys of his profession, as when I wrote you, &
	days since, which, you have doubtless receiv d e re this- it is
	indeed, very uncommon in this Town, to have so much sickness-
	  We receiv d, two days since, thy precious letter, my dear Charity
	dated at Philadelphia, we were grieved to find, the ride had
	not, the effect, we so much wish d, we console ourselves, as
	much as possible, with the hope, that your journey home,
	will be less fatiguing, & more beneficial to the health of our
	much love d friend C.R.  the time, has been long, indeed, since
	we parted with you, thy letters, dear C. have been a continual,
	consolation, I hope to get another, in the course of 2 or 3, days, which