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  69 My dear walt

i got your letter and you may expect i was glad enoughf to hear you was as well as you are in regard to your thumb i think the joint will get limber in time at any rate you have had a pretty serious time with it) george wanted me to write to him after i heard from you i told him if it was better i wouldent write) he went away on tuesday morning at half past 5 oclock he came home on friday the 3 and staid till tuesday he has been quite sick some would say very sick but he was pretty well when he was home all but his coughf and he thought that was leaving him he had a bad coughf when he was home before   and after he went back it grew worse and settled in his side the first doctor he had dident doo him any good and then he had another a very good one that tended him he had things put on his side very powerfull he said his side was nearly cooked he must have been pretty bad coughft so bad nights but if he s carefull he will get over it i think if i had known it i should have been worried enoughf he dont think the changes in the water department will make any difference to him it was one of the ring that wanted the republicans put out but the commisioners or some of them wouldent comply walt write if you took your new room or are you to your old place

good bie