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  July 12 1870 (?) My dear Walt

i received your letter on monday glad to hear you get along so well every one seems to complain so much of the weather its hot to be shure but its no use fretting about it well Walt i have been to day and had my picture taken i have been saving money for it for this 2 months and to day i have been to pendletons on the corner of fulton and johnson st and had six large ones taken i went alone   i told the man i wanted very extraordinary ones fer the were to go to a distance and he said he would take the best that could be taken i set three times the last one did look very good the others was good only the eyes wasent so good they will cost nearly 20 dollar yours and georges i will have framed and one for myself i shall send han one in the package so you see walt i bequeath something to my children so they will not forget me) i hear nothin from Jeff and matt maybee they are away) good bie walter dear

i will give the book to helen