Robert Treat Paine Papers, Volume 3
I take my pen once more to write to you for methinks I See you Scowl & I am not willing to do any thing to hurt your Beauty but my reasons for not writing are I have been unwell for Some time & we have had Company thats taken up my time as I Should have wrote before but I flatter my Self you dont think I am unmindfull of you but far from it. I have not rec:d a Line from you Since th 7 Sept. I have ask:d every body that Came from Boston but in vain. I wish you reformation in this respect.
Mr. Greenleaf & wife spent Last weak with us & send their Love.
I have done with the thoughts of having the Smallpox for this year. We are not Like to have a Hospital in this County & I dont Chuse to go to dedham. I wrote the doct. about it but have not rec:d an answer. I want to know about the army at new york. We have Such dreadfull Storys hear that if we ware to Belive them we Should be frighten to death. I have fear’d greatly for you. I hope that is not the reason for your not writing.
Our family are pretty well. I am better than I was. Brother Jonathan has Lost his Son. His wife has been very Sick but is better. All friend Send Love, & Complyments. Mr. Adams is going So must conclud. I desine to write very Soon for thats the only way I expect to known anything about you for all most dispair of Seeing of you. Our potatoes turn out very fine this year. Seth is diging of them. He thinks we Shall have 300 & 50 Bushels.