Esther French letter to Charity Rotch, 2 mo 11, 1818

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					2nd mo 11  1818
	   My Dear Friend
				Thy acceptable favour of 1st mo 6th came
	safely to hand, but some time after date, and as I so much hoped to
	meet with thee and thy beloved Husband, I omitted answering till
	now, when my kin is the only resource to converse with you, was
	sorry thou wart too much indisposed to attend the Quarterly Meeting
	which was quite large and attended by our Friend Hinehman Haines
	who communicated large in the first meeting and is I under-
	stand designing to be with you  before long---I have re-
	=cieved several testimonials of rememberance from my dear Thos
	since he left your habitation & one from his dear companion
	expressive of their progressing in much harmony on this rugged
	journey.  I believe their were well satisfied with their turn to your
	neighbourhood.  After parting with they dear Husband spent two
	tedious nights from amongst friends & the 3rd reached Cross Creek &
	were kindly received by our frd Wm Farguhor, 5th day had a
	meeting there & 6th day went to Smithfield to B.W Ladds , 7th to
	J Taylor s the roads very heavy and tedious. First day had a meet
	ing at Mt. Pleasant 2nd day to Smithfield M Meeting
	then back to Short Creek then to Concord and Flushing M
	Meetings in course, then turned their course, had a meeting
	at Wheeling, another at the head of the Wheeling the 1st of the year
	2nd got to Pike Run, so on to Westland & Brownsville to my