4 We often thought of you These Hills and Mountains of solid granite rock with narrow valleys between? often decending into
lovely lakes was the general illegible of the county Beautiful rocky isles and islets without sti illegible in the main lake
and wild tumultuous hills on the shore was the ever varying view? of the tourist? from Steamboat deck This was the natural
home of the Mosses. Such mosses litchun and club mosses as I never saw anywhere else we brought a small cabinet of the different
varieties with us From there we spent a year on Beaverton? worked for a small joint clock? Foundry Co of which Charles was
the manager. Five visited us there and d illegible the molding shop a little? Hard times followed I took the next opening
and came to this place in 1872 We unite with a Baptist Church here Have made quite a few friends and begin to feel considerably
at home Upon the whole I think myself the recipient of more blessings than usually falls to the lot of ordinary humanity
1 Peterboro April 17 1875 Dear Friend John I received your letter of the 21st Feb about ten days ago. I am very sorry
to learn that you written me and others of us without answers As well as I remember it is about 4 or 5 years since I received
any letter from Charles and Harriet received letters since all of which I think were answered promptly I am separated a considerable
distance from the rest of us being about 100? east of illegible