Anna Hazard letter to Charity Rotch, New York, 1 mo 30, 1822

              B-260-12   
                                                  New York 1 mo 30th  1822
               My dear Sister
                                      I fully intended this morning,that another
               mail should not go without forwarding a letter for thee as it is
               much longer than has been consistent with my feeling,but so it
               has happened many little hindrances intervene which we do not
               calculate upon and I thought best to make a beginning and be pre
               pared for the next conveyance.   The attention my letters recieve from
               thee demands more punctuallity on my part and altho I dare not
               complain,the time now seems long since we have heard from you.
                     I fully approve of thine and dear Brothers determination to
               take particular care of yourselves,for as we advance in years, we alone
               are able to judge of our infirmitys and therefore need all the comforts
               that we can conveniently command.   my health has been improving
               since I wrote last having had no return of the Erysipelas during the
               cold weather,some days have been very severe but most of the winter
               so far maybe called favorable. I think I informd thee some time ago
               that Martha Howland was left by her parents at a school in Wilming
               ton last summer where she now remains.  on seventh day information
               came that she was taken sick with her former complaint of raising
               blood.   her father left home immediately with an intention of take
               ing her home if her situation would admit of her being removed.  
               if not her mother must go to her.  I have sent up to enquire wether
               Sarah had heard from her husband,but she had not last evening.
               to day it has been too rainy for me to venture out or I should have