
it is so strange you have
not got my letter I sent one last
friday morning
and should have
written more particularly but
Jeff said he would write to you
the first of last week but when he
was home on sunday he said he had
not written I have just received
your letter
and have had all
you have sent and come very
acceptable I had got down to 10 cents
you must have got my letter
before this I wrote how very sick
Andrew
was he has been very bad
with the pleuresy
so they let no
one go in to see him we have all
done what we could I have been
there and Jeff and Martha
and George
I did not go yesterday he is been gaining
since last friday thursday he was
very bad but yesterday he was quite
smart I sent Eddy to see) Walt there
was a letter come from Boston wanted
A Book and I made a mistake and
put some other in the letter I send
you so I will send it in this I am very
glad to hear from hannah
I shall write
to her I wrote Walt for you to send
me five dollars if you possibly can
the first of next week to help get
along with the rent of April
after that I hope we shall not have
such A scratch great times
acrosst
the street with the election
George was at the tribune office
last night
untill 1
Oclock waiting
to hear the returns the greatest
crowd and excitement he says
he Jesse
is working he wants to come
home I told him I had hired so
much of the house out he would
have to hire his board write Walt
if you got my letter
we are all well good bie
I am glad you are so well pleased with Boston
Wednesday 4 April 1860 (To W. in Boston)