Nancy Bedinger Letter to Rachel Bedinger

              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