
i waited thinking
i should have some word
from jeff or mat
but we
have not so i thought if
you dident hear from me
you would think perhaps
i hadent got the money
order but i have i got
it on tuesday all safe and
very acceptable) we are
having a snow storm here
for the inaugeration day
maybee it dont storm in
washington though) i am
pretty well except a pain
in my side i am subject
to it when i get the least
cold i sent edd to the drug
store and got some good
strong mustard and have
put a plaister on)
george asked me the other
day why Walt never said
any thing about the house
if he was offended at any
thing i said
no i dident
suppose he was that you
was probably in a hurry when
you wrote and dident think
the houses is pretty well
along but george hasent
got any loan on smiths
house yet he expected
to get three thousand dollars
on it but hasent got any yet
the agents for loaning money
say they never knew such
a time every one that has mony
to loan gets govermt bonds
georgey has been in lots
of trouble about his paymen
he has had i beleive about
2000 doller of Jeff but he is
in hopes of getting a loan
on smiths house if he dont
get disappointed again
you see he has paid all
along for both as they went
on dident think he would
have any difficulty in
getting the loan on such good
security) i told him i wouldent
worry so much about
it but you know george
is so prompt about paying
the bills as they come due
i have looked some for
mary but i hope she wont come now till we move
we will have a roome
for you walt maybee
you can come if nothing
happens about the 4th of July
and stay a week and then come
again when your vacation
is) i suppose there is stirring
times to day at washington
it seems that the old codger
has done all the good or
harm he could in the way
of pardons some is good
perhaps)
but many i should
think ought not to have been
well walter dear i hope
this will find you well
and love to the Oconors it is
so nice you can go there to tea
not a word from han)
mr Lane has had a letter
from Jeff it seems their
concern has overflowed
once on account of
the great rise of the
river but it was so
far advanced that it
dident doo much harm
only stopped the progress
of the work for awhile
no more at present
L Whitman