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  —1865 My dear Walt

I once more send you A few lines to let you know we are all pretty well it is very warm weather which makes matty and me sigh for some country place by the sea side I shall never I think regret leaving this place it is very disagreable to live with the B family more so than ever there is nothing but quarrel with Hattee on something or other all the time the old brown has gone away to work at Harrisburgh I wish they were all gone I commenced A letter to Hanna yesterday but I have not finished it yet but will try too to day and to morrow if my head dont hurt me I have considerable distress in my head seems to affect my eyes but is better after I get up in the morning and wash my eyes in cold water matty is very kind to me when I dont feel well she has very much to doo with the young ones and her work they think they will put up some kind of A house by next spring so she will have it more handy to work

I have not had but the one letter from george I want to hear from him very much I like to get letters if there aint any thing so very particular in them) I suppose you had to send one to the little girls that got up the fair the proceeds of which they sent to you I heard there were 4 mannigers and they concluded when you wrote the letter back to them one was to have possession of it for A few days and then the other so it was to go round so I suppose you have written the much expetted letter they were the high order of young ladies) a lady opposite mr Lanes gave them the use of her basement for the occation

 

well Walt how are you getting along in the money matters for my part I have got pretty short I wish if you can walt you would send me enoughf to pay my rent I dont like to have it get behind I have to give 6 an half dollar for my shoes the dearest shoes I ever had I dont know how it is gold is down but provitions is so very high i wish Walt we could send you some more cake would you like to have some if you would write how we must send it write all about the old man or Mrs gracons husband if he is home and how the old lady is with my love to her and about the Hospitals the Assassins trial holds on I read it nearly all when my eyes is well enoughf) the english papers is very sypathectic for the honourable Jefferson davis poor mr Lincoln s being murderd dont seem to be any thing to them compared with the American patriot as they call the great Jefferson davis) the printer Walt brought 2 plates sterotyped i suppose and 5 books I have one the others is up stairs I supposed Jeffy wanted to present Dr Ruggles and some other of his friends one they are nice little books very nicely got up) I will put the date to this letter it is saturday afternoon if you write to George tell him to write to his old mamma

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