
i got your letter
to day tuesday with the money
all safe am Obliged to you for it
i thought perhaps the snow
storm would prevent
my getting it to day but it
come and mrs Oconer s
it is a beautifull letter
very friendly and very kind
if she ever comes to new york
i hope she will come and
see me and stay awhile
give my love to them all)
we sent hanna s box last
thursday we sent it by
hildreth s express
i told
him to pay the freight and
bring the receipt or check to
me and i would pay him
he came that evening but
brought no receipt but
said he had it to the office
that they generally put them
there so i paid him 1–65 cts
for the freight but have never
heard whether they ever
received it or not i wrote
a letter to han thursday and
kept it open till the express
came thinking he would have
a check so i could put it in
the letter i sent the letter on
friday morning with a list of
the articles in the box if i
dont hear something about
it to morrow i will write
to heyde i shall be very
sorry if she dont get them
george says he thinks its
all right) we sent 2 dresses
and lot of muslin and flannel
skirts and can of peaches and
new years cake and lot of french
candy and 2 dollars in mony
and cotton and sewing silk
and linings for the dresses
it would be too bad if
she dont get them Edd
says the darnd bugger will
send em off to his sister
that han wont get them eddy
is very indegnant indeed
i felt anxious to get them and
went out one of those slushey
days dident get my feet wet
but got them very damp
and cold and i got such
a very bad cold and pain
in my face i was real
sick two or three days i couldent
sleep for the pain in my face
saturday night in the evening
it got easey so i slept quite
good and sunday morning
i felt better and i was very
glad i did for Davis
came
in the forenoon and staid
till toward evening
he staid to dinner we used
the new knives and castor
george helpt me get dinner
so we got along nicely
davis told george all
about the works and a
draying of the
ingine house he had with
him)
george was much interested
he is very clever he talks
some of going back by the way
of washington he thinks of
starting next monday
i have had a letter from matt
she seems to be gaining quite
much i think by what she says)
Jeffy is very busy she says but
every thing goes on so nicely
that he is very jubilant)
Walter dear you spoke of sending me an atlantic if you havent sent it when you get this letter you need not george bought one on saturday night he thinks your peice is very fine very indeed i like it too better every time i read it) davis will get one to take home)
the house is progressing quite well the weather has been so good they have the second story beams laid but this bad weather is some against them but they have worked to day i beleive) georges men commenced to lay pipe but had to stop to day) good bie i hope you will keep well walter dear i got quite down while i was sick it dont take much to get mama discouraged in these days