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  To Walt in Boston

March 30 1860

Friday Morning

Dear Walt

I have received both of your letters and was glad to hear from you glad you are so well situated and was glad to have the 2 dollars each come in good time just as it used to be you know I suppose Jeffey has written to you he said he would last sunday has told you how sick Andrew was I have just come from there and he is A little better to day is the 9 day the pleurucy turns the 9 day he was very bad yesterday afternoon he has been blistered and cupped but I think he will get better in time poor nanc she looks as if she was almost done over I am going to send A cot around this afternoon I have carried what I could to them and Cornells wife sends something nearly every day)

Jess has got to work in the navy yard again he was here last night and wanted to come home again I told him he would have to hire board somewhere as I had hired out so much of the house I had no place for him to sleep I have taken the house at 30 dollars A month I went all around and couldent do so well any where else I took it before I rented it I have hired it to one of mr Beechers church members by the uncommon name of John Brown

 

every thing else remains about the same as when you went away there is a letter here come from boston i suppose i had better send it that is all the letters we have had for you I have not heard from hannah I wish walt you could send me 5 dollars the first of next month to help toward the rent if I can get next months rent paid I hope I shall get along better after that always hoping you know for better times

You must write and let us hear how you get along we miss you very much Wat all this time

Your mother L Whitman