Hannah Rodman Fisher letter to Charity Rotch, 7th mo 5th 1814

              B-247-34 
                         7th mo 5th 1814
My dear Sister,
                      Being this afternoon at our pleasant
Country habitation(at the Cliffts) I am disposed to improve
the retired, & quite opportunity in addressing my beloved
sister for though my situation is not altogether similar
to thine I find many engagements- many interruptions
to the quiet way of conversing in the City, where my Lot
is cast. we have not as yet been much out here this
season and are thinking to try how it will do, to have
our Lodging in the City--& refresh ourselves by frequent
riding out as our family this Summer is smaller than
usual--& consequently it is more inconvenient to divide.
  Rachel Fisher whom I expect thou well remember-
with our consent and assistance, commenced Housekeepg
with a young woman who had learn d the bonnet making
business- which they follow together Rachel also keeps
a small Shop--& seems well satisfied in being mistress
of the family Mary Palmer whom whom may also
remember, left us last fall to keep house for a brother.
     These changes thou may suppose has made some
difference---but upon the whole we think there is
an amendment in the order of our family---as
our daughters are now grown up, it seems better
to have helpers more subject to their direction, than
we could expect those to be who had watch d over
them in Infancy---our domestic helpers are now
of the Sable race, two girls and one man and
we are pretty well suited---John Torr the
old Man---and Oliver Caulk a valuable young
man related to my Husband are his assistants
in the Store-----