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  Brooklyn–25 Feb 1868 to attorney general's office wash. my dear Walter

i got your letter all safe to day wensday it was rather late but it come yesterday was a tremendous rain the water has been a foot deep in the cellar they say the rats has undermined it but it has dried away some its a low place the water settles in the yard it is better george sold it they are much pleased with it say they wouldent take 1000 dols for their bargain

mrs Steers gets along very well with her bakery) we have had mrs Black here she has just gone and quite a releif it is too   she come she said to tell me of a sure cure for the rheumatis i asked her what it was she said put a potato in each pocket and wear them in your pocket till they are hard and the rheumatis will i supos go in the potato

she asked me when she went away if i would doo it i told her i would carry half a dozen if they would do me any good

well walt i am glad you are bettr of your distress in your head very many people is   complaining of colds well the president cant pardon very many more rouges you know i suppose Devlin is pardoned the papers say peirpont is to be the attorney genrall but i suppose you will know soon

i hear from Jeff and mat once in a while Jeff has or has had great anxiety about the works the river rises so much higher than usual that there is fear of the overflowing of their works poo Jeff i expect he is in   lots of trouble but as we understood Davis it wouldent doo such an amount of damage if it did overflow but Jeff is so nervous)

walter dear if you can as well as not i wish you would send me the draft next week) George had to make a payment the other day and had to take all he had to make it out)

give my love to the oconors and love to yourself)

Louisa Whitman