Since you have been maried [married] you abound in so much happiness that you hardly bestow a thought on any boddy [anybody] else but Brother Robert . I have at length disposed of Doct [Doctor] Campbell to the [unclear: best ] advantage but it has cost me many a painful thought. I am now entirely destitute of a protecter [protector]. [its] true he was but a verry [very] indifferent one but he [unclear: love the name ], I expect this year will just about break me I have taken a large house and give three hundred and fifty dollars for it. and have not many Boarders Tandy and Bow [added: man] persuaded me to take it that the situation was such that I would get more Boarders than I could accomodated but I have not got them nor had the offer its the house that Margaret Mershen lived at[added: in] my eyes are unusually bad this spring the doctor advise me to go to the blue licks but I have not the means to spare Dudly advises me not to eat any meat drink no tea nor coffee nor smoke no segars [cigars] them are things that I am particularly fond of I have not tasted any of them for a week that and other things keeps me half my time with the[unclear: hypo, ] Hannah writes you had such a nice wedding her letter is filled with [unclear: premises ] of Brother [unclear: Robert ] and says he made her so many nice presents that she

could not name them tell her all she cannot find a name for to send to me and I will call them [unclear: pud ] you must give a great deal of love to Jane west tell her that I will write to her one of these days was any of you placed in a more unhappy situation than myself I think I could write verry [very] consolatary [cosolatory] and [and and] chereful [cheerful] but knowing that [added: I am] werse [worse] situated and in my own opinion as little deserving of it as any of you prevents my writing often — there is perhaps nine of you that pities me and says as Jenny Little used to [unclear: no adds ] I might of had better luck I am at times very unhappy but never murmur I have even thought Heavens punishment was gust [just] but severe. I have Aunt Judy young with me at present and she is to stay untill [until] fall if I cannot get to the springs I want to get as far as [unclear: Parris ] the stage is a very convenient way of going and very nice give my love to Hannah Jack and Franlin and particular love to Brother Robert and Moses I wish much to see you and Bob . I suppose in October I [added: will] have another long legged Brother but he will be the largest of any but he is much of a gentleman I assure you and quite handsome he will get [the] the worst of the bargain for you know she [added: Eliza] is lazy and trifling

do write soon and tell the girls to write we are all health except Norvel Woods and myself Doctor Pindel said I must take him with me to the spring he has a dreadful cough and fever as its not in power we will have to abide by the consequence

C. C.

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Mrs Sarah B. Woods Nashville Tenn [Tennessee]