Benjamin and Elizabeth Mooers Letters, 1813-1817

Middlebury July 2 1813  

My dear Husband  

We arrived at Burlington  
last night at ten sent up to the stage  
house engaged seats in the stage  
we then went to bed was waked in morning  
at half after two with the morning gun I got  
up and dresst my self, in a short time the  
stage horn was blowed for us I waked Charls  
& the men we went on shore the stage was full  
of men I had to set between two limbs of the law  
& came so all the way thay was polite to me  
we arived hear a little affer twelve with twelve  
in the stage found our friends all well & very  
happy to se us I have pade out 7 Dols & a quarter  
& feel as well as can be expected for the portuge  
I have had, I beg that you will write me  
immeadely & let me know the perticulars --- how you do  
& the family the Capt of the steem boat told me that  
he intends leaving Burlington for Plattsburgh every weddensday  
early & return the same day, the family joins  
me in love to you our family and friends  
kiss my Dear little girls for me and tell them  
to be good girls --- --- that we may injoy  
much of the preasence of God when seppe-  
rated & when we meet again is my sincear  
prayer

Eliza Mooers

Charls is well & appears to be much pleased