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  Dear Bro Walt,

Lou and Jessie came here yesterday—I assure you I was gratefull​ grateful​ . They took hold immediately with an energy that has advanced household comfort, in one day, than I could have accomplished perhaps all winter—brought a woman in the house with mop and pail, and scoured the floor, alleviating all that stale, dusty, musty atmosphere—drew out a carpet kept in reserve, and we put it down—Lou engineering—to a line—then she went away and returned having purchased a new carpet for Han's sleeping room, and had a stove for winters use set up—bought an arm chair, a pair of shades, and had the old   old lounge or sofa taken away to be repaird​ repaired​ in the best possible manner; bot a matrass​ mattress​ for me, cotton and stuff—better perhaps than I had. The stove was put in place in our best room—a good heater. The women worked, and so did I, until the best shirt I had was ript​ ripped​ , in rags. I told Lou that I had no other—true. She told Han that she had intended to have given her some money but could not—she had none left.

I wished that she had left 25 dollars for the taxes—but alas—numerous persons have contributed, a dollar occasionaly​ occasionally​ , to keep us up—beside your kind remittances. Oh! good friend Walt. Han is pretty well.

Yours gratefully— Charlie