Chillicothe, May 23d 1805
Dear Mama,
It is three weeks the day before yesterday since I
arrived at Cousins, indeed it does not appear half so long I have
spent my time so charmingly-I have been visiting allmost [sic] constantly
since I came-last tuesday week Cousin and I,[word crossed out] Henry Massie,
and Tommy James went up to Col. Massie's-(tis twenty miles from
here to the falls of Paint Creek, a most lovely place,) we did not re-
turn until friday, Charlotte Massie came with us-she does not
return untill sometime next week, I go with her and shall stay some
time, Col. Massie has two sisters living with him, Nancy and Charlotte,
both charming girls, Charlotte is seventeen and very handsome Nancy
is a few years older not at all handsome but very sensible and
agreeable-Mrs. Massie is a very fine Woman an old virginian, so
easy in her manners-she is Col. Mead's daughter of Kentucky-her
Sister and Mr. Creighton are to be married in the course of the Sum=
mer, he is in Kentucky now-Charlotte Massie says Col. Mead lives
in the most elegant style imaginable was an immense fortune
but has lived to fast-Col. Massie lives in elegant style.-
I am in a sweet little room sitting by a window and have a charming view
of the Town/at Gen'l Finley's Charlotte and I
came here yesterday and shall [torn] two days longer-yesterday
evening we spent at Dr. Scotts /Mrs. Scott is Gen'l Finley's Niece/ we staid
all night and have just returned here, Charlotte, Betsy Scott and
Martha Finley (a sweet little girl thirteen years old) and Mrs. Belt have
gone a shopping and I staid at home to write to my Dear Mama,
yesterday evening I met Mr. Worthington and Mr. Potter in the street