when the obscuration began it continued
growing darker and darker untill for a
few minutes it became total the atmos-
phere resembled dark twilight and a
number of stars made their appearances.
well says one of the Indians the white
folks does know more than us-- another
said he expected a great many of the
women were a crying, and he had a mind
to cry too for it look so strange.

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6 Month 30th To her brother NS

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After passing thru a long winter & part of the spring with
We were favored after passing, with
but little intercourse, we were favoured to
but little intercourse (thro’ a long win-
ter and part of the spring) to receive
a number of letters and was were much
pleased with finding among
them one from thee. - and may tell thee and dear sister, tho’ we
are far seperated from the bosom
of society, partaking of many hours
of retirement that formerly we