She cannot wear a tight shoe even now

Miss Carrie Wibert[1]

Marengo, Wayne Co

NY

Postmarked Auburn NY Jun 22

                                                                                 Skaneateles June 20^th 1864

                                Dear Friend Carrie,

Your letter was very eagerly welcomed and perused with much pleasure.  It had been so long since I had received anything from you that I feared you had forgotten me.  Was delighted to find my fears contradicted by your letter.

We are all in the enjoyment of good health at present although we had a bout of considerable sickness in our family during the spring.  George was sick for several weeks with inflammatory fever and rheumatism.  He had scarcely recovered when Mother had a dreadful swelling come on her foot which was very painful for one week.  Then it broke and her foot was soon well.  Not entirely well though for she cannot wear a tight shoe even now.

As you have again kindly offered to meet me at the cars if I will come and make you a visit, I think I shall come before long and make the visit I have so long talked about and so much wished to make.  Although I fear my company will scarcely pay you for the trouble of coming to the depot after me.  However I am afraid if I wait for Father or George to take me out to your house I shall never get there as they have so much to do this summer.  And so thought I would make sure of the visit this time and go on the cars.  If you really think you care enough about seeing me to meet me at the cars.  And we should all be very very happy to return the favor at any time by meeting you in Auburn if you and Erranda[2] will come and visit us.

W. Robinson’s[3] people only live two miles and a half from here now.  I intend to call there soon and wish you were here to go with me as I have never met the girls.  Emma is teaching this summer.

Edward Farrington[4] was married about two weeks ago to Miss Clark[5] the lady who has kept house for him during the past four years.

Carrie I wish you and Randa would come home with me when I come out to your house, will you not?  Please mention when you write which is the nearest station where the cars stop and where you would rather meet me at Clyde or Waterloo.  I think I have heard you say that Waterloo was the nearest station to your place.

Ever thine,

Amelia[6]

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[1] Caroline Wibert born in Mar 1844 in Galen, Wayne Co, NY to George M. & Julia A. Wibert 

[2] Erranda Wibert born 4 Nov 1846 in Galen died 2 Mar 1932

[3] Probably Warren Robinson born abt 1835.  His sister, Emma Robinson was born abt 1846 in Skaneateles

[4] Edward Farrington born 1821 in Flushing, NY son of Edmund & Clarissa Farrington- died around 1890.  His first wife Mary Hill passed away in 1863

[5] Emeline Clark born 1830 daughter of Josephus Clark died in DeRuyter, NY in 1895

[6] With no surname, I could not discover the identity of Amelia or George (brother or husband?)