Addressed to:

   Mr Ari T. Boynton
      McGrawville
      Courtland Co
         NY

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                   Petersham  August the 14 1849

Dear Brother and Sister I take my pen to write a few lines to answer a
letter we recieved from you June the 24 found us in usual healthe we
was very hapy to hear of your safe return home that you found your
family well we felt very ancious to hear how you got along   I thought
of evry thing after you left   we went and sent to the Office   I dont
know how many times but no letter Brother Abel went to the office got
a letter brought to us as we was coming in from milking we was very
thankful to hear from you I thought it was a hard case to let you go
home alone if I could ben your company I would   Mr Smith and Asenath
[?] got back in the afternoon   we was very glad you took your bagage in
the cars [unclear word crossed out] with you Brother Willards family
are well there babe weighs 15 pounds  Ellen and Julia often speak of
aunt Calista   Julia says aunt Calistas little girls have not got no
aunt Nancy to take care of them   they are well at Broth Abels the
girls have ben at home the most of the time   we have not had any
better from Brother John sinse he was at home   Mr Washington
Chamberlain and his Children was to Petersham on a viset and Mrs Cox
[Coxs?] they sayd he was well they see him often   Mrs Marenia [?]
Atwood was very much disapointed to think she could not see you she
thought of coming a monday it was not convenient   Father and Mothers
healths is bout the same as when you was hear.  we have had a very
warm summer we think the warmest weather it has ben for a [unclear
crossed out] number of years   Mr Sargent ["and" crossed out] Wife and
Child was hear a few weeks ago   they was well at Hubbardston then
Mother says when she thinks of your your [sic] coming home it seems
almost like a dreame to her and I can say the same   I have thought I
would try to write a little there has ben something to prevent I have
put it of until now   Mother and I have had some work to do besides
our own   you know how it was when you was to Petersham   I am so
confused some of the time I cant think of any things I ought when I
can take my hat and sit down a little time then I am quite at rest   I
want very much to see you all   I feel very thankful to think you come
to see us I wish your family could come with you we think of a great
deal we could do and say if we could see you I wish Austany could come
with Brother Asa and Sister Maria this fall if she could I would
["would" written again and crossed out] be very glad   we shall look
for Brother A and Sister this fall   I wish that some of there pleas
give our best respects to Brother and Sister and family tell them I
should be hapy to see them Sister I requested me to write I have done
wrong in not writing to answer her letter you all know I cant write
much   Tell Mason and William I thought they would write   Mother
often speaks of her visits at the west she enjoyed her self very much
Mother says you must all write often to us   write how your health is
sinse you got home   Sister Mary sends her best respects to you all
her daughters wish to be remembed to all of our friends you must give
my best respects to Brother David and Sister Eliza and family   I wish
they would come and see us I often think of all of our friends
Sabbath evening after attending meeting I take my pen to finish my
letter I have heard a good preaching to day I wish you could have gone
to meeting with us when at Petersham you must remember me to all of
our relation and friends and that inquires after me tell them I should
like to see them all tell [unclear] she must not forget me tell your
littel girls I want to see them Mother sends her love to all and
wishes to leave all write to us            N J Loring

Mr A T Boynton    Mrs C L Boynton