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Remsen June 30, 1868 Dear Sarah, Yours of the 20th inst was last evening received with the $25 in Demand notes and $3.50 in gold all safe. The Demand notes are only at par with us but there is a premium of something about 40 percent of I thing upon gold I will have it exchanged and use the money as you direct. I am sorry that those rennets cousin Alexander sent did not reach you in better condition. Will they answer for you this summer? or do you wish me to send you a box by express this year of such as I get from the farmers. Perhaps I shall know when I come to read you letter over again - I only read it once out in the garden where I was working when mother brought it to me. We had a load of friends (Mr. Ames' young people) come for an evening visit - right away afterwards so that I did not get a chance to read it again and now I am writing half dressed in my bed room that I may send this with Eddie when he goes to take the milk to

in margins they were well. Mr Butler had gone to Boston for a few days, - I spent a week at Mr Ame's the first half of this month - they milk 39 cows and make cheese. I intended to give you some account of how they made it - but when I got home I found that Lewis had been able to be in the office but part of a day while I was gone and they were sick there - so I had to work. write soon Jennie