Cromwell Ct. Sept 12^th , 67

 

My dear son George

                                    Yours of the 9^th inst was received this morning. I suppose it came in the yesterday's mail: but as I was gone, I did not receive it, till today.

            I wrote you on Monday which you have probably recd before this: so you will know that you are not forgotten at home, though I fear my letter will cause you more anxiety than comfort, & I write today to inform you of the result of your Father's visit to N.Y.—so that you may know the best as well as the worst of / the case. He saw Treat and Loomis, face to face; and the result was that Treat engaged to wait at least three months, before proceeding to extreme measures, and I hope, before that time Loomis will be able to free us from all danger; but if he is not, we are glad of the respite. I feel very badly, dreadfully, in view of your situation, but it seems out of our power to do much for you, at present. I wish we could help you to some shirts; but I have just 10 cents reserved for postage stamps, & your Father has not half that. We let Loomis have 5 dollars when he was here, to get home with; and he thought he should find money there for him when he got to Elizabeth: but he did not, & of course, has not been able to return it. 

 

You must try to mend up your old shirts, & keep them on at present, till we see what can be done. I have not had a pair of boots or shoes, for more than two years. I think I have, more than a dozen times, had money that I was expecting to use for that purpose; but before I got ready to go for them, it had to be used for some other purpose.

 

I am sorry to hear that you are so nervous, & that you get so little sleep. You must sleep or you will surely be sick. Try to give up all worrying & anxiety about your law suits, business, Susie and every thing else. I trust all will come out right, & that you will be able to be married this fall, with a prospect of a competent support. I wish you could take an excursion into the country; and especially, that you could come / home for a few days or weeks. but I suppose you cannot & we must all be contented without. I hope Loomis will soon go on to Washington, & that things will look more favorable. In the meantime, keep up as good courage as possible, & try to sleep.

 

            I staid at Mr Topliffs Mon. night: came home & staid till Tues P.M., when I rode up to the Nooks, with Mr Waters; staid at Mr Pease's till yesterday morning, then went over to Mr Wrights & staid till this morning, 6 o'clock, when I rode home with Mr Pease, as he was going to his work at Middletown. Your Father came between 10 & 11 o'clock. I have nearly filled my sheet & must close with love to Susie. Write soon, & be as cheerful as possible. I trust there is a brighter day dawning, if we do right

                                                                                   

Your loving Mother F. S. Palmer

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