Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her family

Boston April 12/69

My dear ones at home

I went yesterday to hear
Mr Chaney, and was delighted
with his great common sense
practical sermon - after the [services
he came to me, and we had a
very pleasant talk- he said he
should call upon me this week
I invited him to bring his sermon
of yesterday to New York.
Much of it was for Aunt Rachel’s
benefit - she being at times more
nice than wise - he is a cultivated
well bred man, and one to believe in
I indulged in sleeping through the
afternoon, and in the evening went
with Mr Hepworth to the Theatre
meeting, which was a marvel of
order & calculated to so much good
The doors were opened, and in just

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Julia please get a handsome copy of [Whittiers?] Poems for Mrs Denike
I shall write to her - am I needed at home, and is Sally in

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haste to be gone
owing to Mrs [?]
sickness they beg
me to stay - but
I will come at
a call

Your loving
Mother

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four minutes by the watch, the house
was full - [containing] over 4000 people
seats, Isles. platform all a
[jam?] - I sat on the platforms and
had a grand view of the people
and the [underlined] people [/underlined]. They were - the laboring
classes - who listened with the greatest
attention to the words of Mr Hepworth
so fitly spoken as to react & touch them
all - Here were a different class
from those at Cooper Union, and
they were such as a good man likes to
talk to, and [underlined] our friend [/underlined] was up to
their needs - he was applauded several
times & through the [?] service
the greatest order & quiet was observed
I was astonished at the quiet school
after the services were over - manifestly
Mr Hepworth is the [underlined] peoples man [/underlined]
I left Salem friday morning at
9 - and went from one depot
to the next (but after steps) took
the [Hitchburgh?] train for Concord

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arriving took stage of [?]
Mrs Lombard - we dropt her at
the Ripleys - where she reported me
and in about an hour I had
a note from [Elizabeth] inviting me
to tea - Mr Hunt was about taking
me over his farm in a vehicle
and to make a call upon his Father
after which I went to the Ripleys
for an hour, returning to Mr Hunts
to tea - It was a very pleasant
hour - I found Mrs Simmons Eddy
& Miss Ritchard - Elizabeth
of course - they brought me to
stay, and invited Mrs Hunt, but
I thought it best to return
next [morning] I talked at [Frank Bridgers]
- saw his father & mother
who were very pleasant people
indeed - they expressed a great deal
about Franks visit to us, and the
profit it was to [underlined] him [/underlined] - at 1.30
I took the train for Boston

and reached the Haven of Rest.
[191 - Shombert?] avenue, [underlined] tired [/underlined]
a cup of English breakfast, (blessed
beverage) revived me and I went
into [Basigue?] with my usual [underlined] skill [/underlined]
I found a card from Mrs [Silster?]
([underlined] [Mrs Mat?] [/underlined]) and an invitation to
dine on Tuesday - I state not
for divers reasons - but shall [underlined] call [/underlined]
I shall go to Dr Walkers one day
and have promised an evening at
Mr Endicotts - for Cloffin is to [?]
& some others -

Mrs Drury went to bed
apparently well 7th day evening, and
in the night was taken ill, the doctor
sent for, and Mr Drury & Janney
up all night - she raised some [blood?]
she has had several such attacks.
I have not seen her since, as
she is kept very quiet - The Doctor
pronounces her very much better this
morning, and thinks she will be up in
a day or so -

What of our finds 57
London Terrace & the [Gaby?] - I shall

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case of Mrs Cobbs tomorrow & [upon?] Mrs Hayward too -
I have sent a letter to your Father today at his new office