Transcribe Ward, Henry A. Letter to Orton, James (1852-09-30)

nwh Rochester Sept. 30 "82 My dear Friend,

       Although it is but a

few weeks since I saw you, I thought I would write a few words to you. I arrived safe at Rochester, meeting with no accident on the way, except the breaking of my keg of raspberry vinegar & the consequent soaking of 1 or 2 of my things. I found Mother & Sisters at home, well, & glad to see me. As Mother thought it very im- prudent for me to go to the "West" till frost or colder weather had somewhat diminished the sickness there, I concluded to put it off a few weeks, & in the mean time busy at myself with something that would bring the dimes, I at first spent 3 weeks at work on a farm at Wyoming, where I enjoyed myself well. I walked part of the way