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1983.030.0074

LettersRanger Family

[Addressed:]

to Edmund Peck

att Queensbury

County of Washington

State of New York

[Marked "SAG HARBOUR 13 June"]

Dear & affectionate Children

I now take pen in hand to write to you to inform you that through the goodness of God we enjoy

a comfortable state of health at present & hope that these few lines will find you all enjoying the

same Blessing we receivd your letter Date Aprilth

25 we receivd it Juneth

5 was glad to hear that

you was well you wrote sorry to hear that Abraham was discontented I donot know that he is

any more uneasy than what he was when you was down here but I should been glad if it had been

so that you could live by us but if you it is so that you cannot we must try to content our selves

Give our love to Parsons & family & all enquireing friends & accept of the same to your selves

these lines in haste from your affectionate parents

Samuel & Elizabeth Ranger

Long Island

to Edmund Peck Easthampton June th 8 1808

[Written down left side:]

we have had no difirenc att all

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[on reverse]

Dear Brother & Sister I once more take pen in hand to write to you I would inform you that

through the Goodness of God we enjoy a comfortable state of health at present & hope that these

few lines will find you all enjoying the same blessing I would inform that we have not heard a

word from you since phillip came down here last fall we have wrote to you twice a since once by

phillip & once by the poste Sally has wrote once a since but she did not write a word about you

we feel very anxious to hear from you

Give our love to all enquireing friends & accept of the same to your selves these lines in haste

from your affectionate Brother & sister

Abraham & Martha Ranger

Longisland Easthampton June 8 1808

to Parsons & Naomi Ranger