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My dear Cousin
I should sooner have answered your most
welcome letter written from Jalapa, had I known where
to have directed it. your Mother having seen a newspaper
notice of your change of company it was a matter of wonderment
to us all where to direct to you. We all search the papers
for information concerning you & by them are able to trace your
route pretty accurately. From the papers we learned of your safe
arrival at Mexico before your letters came, but I always
take them up with dread fearing some misfortune may
have befallen you. We have great cause for thankfulness that
thus far you have escaped unharmed & our earnest hope is
that you will be able to return soon to your home & friends.
I spent two weeks in Auburn during Christmas &
New Years. Fred & Clarence were at home & all that was
needed to make my visit complete was to have you back again
I read your very interesting letter. there had been only two
received while I was there or rather just before I went there

Your Mother has just written to you. She writes us, having
received a letter from you since my Mother was there
As you will have all the home news in that I will
not recapitulate. As there is at present a cessation
hostilities you have a nice opportunity for seeing the curiosities
around ^Mexico^ & from your letter to me. I should imagine you
would enjoy it exceedingly. The people, buildings, language
& climate being so different from us all that you must
any where be amused, & pleased. Do you learn to converse with
the inhabitants? or do you have so little intercourse with
them as not to make it necessary to learn to talk?
You are I suppose in the most delightful portion of
the whole country, & among the most civilized & cultivated
of the peoples. Don’t fall in love with any of the Spanish.
beautys for you might be a rival of some Mexican & it
would not be pleasant dueling about it. I believe most
of our Northern young men are very anxious to go to Mexico
Young Worthington here, talks of the pleasure he should
have were he able to go. he enquires often for you, &
would have written to you some time since but we
were unable to tell him where to direct to you. We
sometimes hear of you through him as he sees the
return troops who pass through here & always questions
them. Are Wilson & the friend with whom you roomed
at the Point with you now, & where is Whittlesey we

never see his name although he was so anxious for practice
When have you the least idea of coming home if there should
not be peace & if there should I suppose you will be obliged
to stay awhile. Do you ever wish you could have been sent
somewhere else, but I’ll not talk or write of what you hear
so often & so much but endeavor to tell you something of
this world. Your Mother I suppose wrote you about the
projected improvements in the house at home, Grand Pa is
coming out here to stay while it is going on & Willie is to
be here soon as your Mother goes for a fortnight to Albany.
Mr. Morgan as Secretary of State is gaining great favor at
Albany & Mr. Bowen is member of Assembly. Your father is
selected to deliver the eulogy on John Adams. The politi-
cians are in quite a dilemma whom to select for President
both Genl Taylor & Mr Clay seem determined to have the office
the former being most popular. The world are tired of
the war & the present magistrate & desire some one who
will bring peace. The war & The New Popes reformations in
Italy are the two topics of the day – on one all soured – & on
the latter all rejoice.
I fear my letter will be dull. there are many
things I could have written were it not that I thought
most likely youd hear them from Aunty. I hope you will
write soon, though this will not reach you in some
time yet. You are often enquired after here & particularly

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by the Chesebro family

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Caroline Chesebro

Birth: 1825  Death: 1873-02-16 

Catharine Chesebro

Birth: 1828  Death: 1876-11-26 

William Chesebro

Birth: 1830  Death: 1873-03-13 

Betsey Chesebro

Birth: 1788  Death: 1853-12-24 

Nicholas Chesebro

Birth: 1788-03-19  Death: 1861-10-09 

Henry Chesebro

Birth: 1822-02-03  Death: 1888-11-24 

. Henry desires to be remembered to you

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writing. Write when you can & believe me your
affectionate Cousin F. A. Worden