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  19 Jan. 1873 Walter dear

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