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Written from Cherry Hill Cottage. Martha Schofield met Sadie Brouwer in 1859 while teaching at a school in Harrison, New York, and the two remained close friends. Brouwer writes that she has been very busy and describes her recent activities. She shares gossip about several acquaintances and tells of several people who have recently died. She also talks about "Joe, writing that though she enjoys corresponding with him she is not interested in him romantically and laughs about rumors circulating that they are engaged. She mentions that Joe told her Beecher" spoke very highly of the Quakers in his "Sermon on Sunday."

Discusses Chappaqua, New York, with a focus on its Quaker history. Relates a number of incidents involving Quakers there and discusses Quaker customs.