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Bean family letters, 1845-1860
1845-12-20 Page 03
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whatever Doring Has A Mind to pay Let Him pay - if He Has Sold His farm He probably Has cash & that will be the Best - My Health is good. I Requested in My Third Letter that You Should Direct My Letters in future to the colledge Building - but it is not necessary that it should be Directed More than Thus Doct A. A. Bean 659 Broadway NY. City I Hope when I Hear from You again to Hear that the children are Improving I Shall write to Butler soon M P. Bean} Your Affte Cpn A. A. Bean PS. I cannot but feel a Deep Interest in the welfare of Our - Yes I mean our children although far Distant from Them; trusting and knowing at the same time they will Receive all the care and attention a Tender Mother can bestow upon Them - I would be happy to press them to My own Bosom once More; but it is unnecessary to Dilate upon that Subject as you are well aware that poverty is The Sole cause of our present Separation: A Separation that must necessarily for a time continue Mary & John Know That I Think Enough of them to be with them if circumstances would permit but as it is frequent correspondence is our only source of comunion and that is under Some Restrictions - You Mentioned in Your Last Letter that when you were Lonesome You could Read back My Letters - well we can Read & Read and it seems almost like walking arm in arm - well I Must Stop as It is getting Late & I fear I will not be able Mail it this Evening if I Delay Longer A A Bean
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whatever Doring Has A Mind to pay Let Him pay - if He Has Sold His farm He probably Has cash & that will be the Best - My Health is good. I Requested in My Third Letter that You Should Direct My Letters in future to the colledge Building - but it is not necessary that it should be Directed More than Thus Doct A. A. Bean 659 Broadway NY. City I Hope when I Hear from You again to Hear that the children are Improving I Shall write to Butler soon M P. Bean} Your Affte Cpn A. A. Bean PS. I cannot but feel a Deep Interest in the welfare of Our - Yes I mean our children although far Distant from Them; trusting and knowing at the same time they will Receive all the care and attention a Tender Mother can bestow upon Them - I would be happy to press them to My own Bosom once More; but it is unnecessary to Dilate upon that Subject as you are well aware that poverty is The Sole cause of our present Separation: A Separation that must necessarily for a time continue Mary & John Know That I Think Enough of them to be with them if circumstances would permit but as it is frequent correspondence is our only source of comunion and that is under Some Restrictions - You Mentioned in Your Last Letter that when you were Lonesome You could Read back My Letters - well we can Read & Read and it seems almost like walking arm in arm - well I Must Stop as It is getting Late & I fear I will not be able Mail it this Evening if I Delay Longer A A Bean
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