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  1869 Dear walter

i waited thinking i should have some word from jeff or mat but we have not so i thought if you dident hear from me you would think perhaps i hadent got the money order but i have i got it on tuesday all safe and very acceptable) we are having a snow storm here for the inaugeration day maybee it dont storm in washington though) i am pretty well except a pain in my side i am subject to it when i get the least cold i sent edd to the drug store and got some good strong mustard and have put a plaister on)   george asked me the other day why Walt never said any thing about the house if he was offended at any thing i said no i dident suppose he was that you was probably in a hurry when you wrote and dident think the houses is pretty well along but george hasent got any loan on smiths house yet he expected to get three thousand dollars on it but hasent got any yet the agents for loaning money say they never knew such a time every one that has mony to loan gets govermt bonds georgey has been in lots of trouble about his paymen he has had i beleive about 2000 doller of Jeff but he is in hopes of getting a loan on smiths house if he dont get disappointed again you see he has paid all along for both as they went on dident think he would   have any difficulty in getting the loan on such good security) i told him i wouldent worry so much about it but you know george is so prompt about paying the bills as they come due i have looked some for mary but i hope she wont come now till we move we will have a roome for you walt maybee you can come if nothing happens about the 4th of July and stay a week and then come again when your vacation is) i suppose there is stirring times to day at washington it seems that the old codger has done all the good or harm he could in the way of pardons some is good perhaps) but many i should think ought not to have been well walter dear i hope this will find you well and love to the Oconors it is so nice you can go there to tea   not a word from han) mr Lane has had a letter from Jeff it seems their concern has overflowed once on account of the great rise of the river but it was so far advanced that it dident doo much harm only stopped the progress of the work for awhile

no more at present

L Whitman