Dear Owen,
Ide manufacturing Co It was good for 2-3 years and then it don't make any money so Nathaniel and Ebenezer they had to sell it. 1825 about. Ebenezer and Jemima and Mary and Maria those two born by then they moved from rode island back to the Ide farm in Masechusets. At the farm Hariot was born and then Amanda. Ebenezer was saving his money and looking for a new place to live and have a business. Your father could do his own work to make money or he could do other peoples work. Not like my Owen. He waits for other people to ask if he want work to do. Tobacco, pennyroyal, corn, hawlin, pickin, packin.
Not sure when exactly they moved to Smithfield. But I remember 1836 becaus that's when Ebenezer told me how keen he was about church. When he got to be a Revrend isn't coming to my thinking but Smithfield was important. He and some other men signd the papers legal and all to start the Lime Rock Baptist Church. Then he lay down that pen and paper and picked up his hammer and nails to build that church building. That's a smart way to think about it. It shows how specil he was. He got to be the deacon for a longtime. Deacons sometimes preach if there is no real preacher. Maybe that's how he come to be called Revrend.
They lived in Smithfield at least 17 years. Well they all didn't live ther that long. Maria died there and then Hariot. I told you about them already. Owen I hope when you are a father children don't die all the time. We re used to it and Ebenezer too. Just last week my friend showed me a lettr from her sister. It said
Lots of sickness but the deths has ben amung the children
Then she count 16 children she knew and some she don't . Like it dont no matter it only children.
Well the paper ran out of room so I will tell you the saddest part next letter.
Love,
Gama
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