Bargentown March 16th
My dear Sister
I was most unexpectedly gratified on Tues-
day last by a visit from my dear Brother, oh I cannot tell
you how happy I was to see him once more, and now I obo
know that he loves me still I cannot be almost reconciled
to the idea if I never should see him again. You never
can know how unhappy it has made me that I must live
in ignorance of all that concerned you. I feel as if I
could never forgive myself for questioning the purity of his
motives – but he does and I pray you to do the same.
I never was happier than to hear and know how you all did
Lazette Aunt Clara and all, my dear Frances altho I am
unworthy your regard still I love you all and everything
relating to you interests me. Your dear babes I could never
hear anything about them until Henry came. I can see
their little frollics and think of them with a mournful
pleasure – my little Augustus tries fair to be a healthy
cheerful babe, but my anticipations sweet as they were are
blasted in the bud. I feel the greatest consolation in the

belief that all things are wisely ordered both for his and our
everlasting good.
Henry staid two days with us, a short time but we
could not urge him to prolong his stay from you. I wish d
you could have been with him – he left here on We^d last
for Phila and Monmouth – but he will be with you
before this reaches you. I am in hopes he went to Orange
Co – they think so much of seeing him and I know Ma
will be comforted – will you not visit them this Summer
I wish I could meet you there.
Give my love to Grandma Aunt Clara Lazette and kiss
the Children for me. I do wish to see you all.
My dear Sister will you not write to me.
Yours affectionately
Cornelia.
hLouisa C. Canfield
1829