Wednesday Morning Apr, 25
My dearest Sister,
Your letter came yesterday afternoon
just as I had come to conclude that you were very sick
If Mr Wood bases his hopes of your living upon so uncertain
a tenure I think you hold upon life is far from strong
I am glad to hear Miss Bachus remains with you – when do
you intend to have Frances take musick lessons — What dismal
cold weather we have had for a week – every thing has frozen
in our hot beds — Gus and I were rather premature in
making garden truly I think ^we^ have seen the last of our seeds —
I went to Church Sunday and heard a frothy poetical –
sermon from Tullage – Clara did not go out – Mrs Beardsley and
Miss Powers called Monday – Miss Powers is animated and springly
but not so pretty as Mrs Beardsley — Mrs B — is — - - Have
you ever heard how abominably he behaved when little Emily was
born – I never heard anything more outrageous and all because she
was a dear little girl – Catherine and William were married
last Tuesday morning – Pa attended the wedding – there were
few invited except the relatives of the two families — Eliza Horner
was here afterwards and gave us an account of the proceedings –
Cards were issued the day before “Miss Richardson at Home Tuesday morning
10 oclock” — tied with white ribbon – the company went on foot
except Elouisa Mungar who rode after those old horses of the
Judges – rather a shabby looking establishment that – The house was as
dark as a cloudy day and closed shutters could render it – Catherine
was dressed in dark silk – straw hat &c – no bridesmaid - after the
ceremony they all went to the dining room ate cake and drank
wine and soon after the guests departed – the bride, groom Charles
Henry Ann Harriet Richardson and one of the Miss Beardsleys went
to Syracuse – all returned the next day – Catherine and William
went on to New York – the Judge at parting told William he
had better run over to Philadelphia with Catherine that she
might see the city founded by her Ancestors – leaving the

company to suppose that Catherine was a lineal descendent of William
Penn – Eliza explained this all by saying that Joe’s step mother
was a quakeress - this was sufficient foundation for one of his airy
fabrics – Mrs Richardson sent us some cake – I have a few line
from Henry - in New York – has my muff and box – does not talk of
returning yet – Isaac and Martha have returned - Sherman Beardsley
is preparing to build a large store on the corner – has bought Isaacs
store – in digging the cellar for the new building they loosened
the foundation of the old and have been in expectation of its falling
every hour for three or four days – last night the west wall
fell destroying considerable hardware in the store – it was fortunately
in the night as the people every day have been gathered about
the building to see when it would fall and would in all probability
have some of them lost their lives – I went in to the Milliners last
evening to try and inform myself about the merits of the respective straws–
you mention – They have not received their spring hats yet but I think I
should not hesitate about taking the plain tuscan – by the plaids I suppose
Mrs Alvah Worden
Canandaigua
AUBURN
APR 26
N.Y.

[left Margin] you mean such as were worn last summer – variegated - I doubt whether they
will be fashionable this summer they were too generally worn — Mrs
Throop

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Frances Throop

Birth: 1806-02-11 Death: 1872-06-17

who is usually the first in fashions has a new plain tuscan
of a very large size – across the church it looks very much like
the Leghorn flats we used to wear cut out behind - your own Sister

[bottom Margin] 1/2 pint of milk and water a little yeast – sponged —
after rising – 1 cup of butter, 1 or 2 of sugar 2 eggs
rise again-

[right Margin] h

Hand Shiftx

Lazette Worden

Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03

Apr 25