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  Tuesday 1868 My dear Walter

i have received your letter to day although it was short it was better than none i am always glad to hear from you if its only a line i have to announce the death of little Charley man he died last thursday morning with the diptherea croup suffered very much so pressed for breath poor little boy it made me feel real sad he and Janey was up in my room on saturday and he set in a chair quiet so unusual for him he dident seem to be very well and sunday he was not so well and lived till thursday poor little fellow i miss him very much they had the funeral last sunday   he was put in a casket lined with white satin cost 100 doller)

well Walter i have had a letter from Jeff and one from Matty the letter you sent of mine stirred them up matt said i wrote to you i dident know what i would do if it wasent for your letters the rest dident put themselves out to write to me she said she knew i meant them so now she will write every sunday i wrote to her yesterday) and to han to day and sent her one dollar and 25 cts) i have had a letter from her a good letter she says she shall come home she cant doo so well in fixing her things in consequence of losing her thumb i sent her a dollar the other time and i wrote for her to get her things made and i would send her some change every time to pay it she wonders why walter dont write to her as he used to when you write walter dear put a couple of dollars in the letter its better to not put much in a letter in these days there is so many broken open and robbed

good bie  

has mr Oconor got home yet)

george is away to camden