Post Mark 03 Jul from New Haven, CT addressed to Laban Hill in the care of Mr Mills 63 Lues St, NY

29 Jun 1849

(p1) Dear Laban

I now take the opertunity of writing you these few lines hopeing to find you in good health as it leasves me at present dear Laban, I hope you will not feel bad in my going so far away from you for I did not think it was so far for he told me that it was only an hours journey instead of that it is nearly a hundred miles but though love my heart is ads warm towards you as though I was their. I often feel bad when I think of you and cant see you for my hapiest hours are past till I see you afain but Dear you ned not fel bad about me for I have a very agreable girl to live with she is an american and I am not sorry of the disapointment of the other place for I have a very nice place now four ladies they like my cooking very well so far but the wood fires are the most disagebale to me of anything. Dear I have everything convenient to my hand. I have the well in the lower kitchen and the pump of soft watter. I think New Haven is a very pretty place beautiful shady trees beautiful gardens the ladies have a very pretty garden.we take a walk in the garden mostly every evening the gardener here is a very nice young man he delights in taking us out to walk but Dear I cant take much leasure until I hear from you give my love to Mrs and Mr Mills. I will write to them in a few weeks.

(p2) It is not that my lot is low, that bids this silent tear to flow, it is that not grief that bids me moan, it is that I am all alone. I ahve no more to say at present but remane your lovly Elisa Armstrong. direct your letter to Miss Terry 47 temple st New Haven Connecticut

Comment: Miss Terry was named Ann. The other 4 ladies where Helen M Terry, Eleanor L Gearny, Emily L Gearny and Amelia A Lanford. The gardner was John McWhanie (found on the 1850 census)

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