Letter from Harriet Beecher Stowe to Susie Howard

Harriet Beecher Stowe writes to Susie Howard regarding her poor health, complaining of crippling rheumatism, and family news. "Everything tires me - though I try to act as if I feel well," as Stowe explains. Stowe also mentions that all her friends are gone and that she believes that she is older than Susie. In addition, Stowe shares that her son, Charles, has a new parish in Hartford and that she and her husband sing hymns about Canaan and Jordan.