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I need not tell you how welcome your letter was to Annie, although she did not write as soon as she ought. I am very sorry Jane has been so sick and hope she is entirly well by this time I think you must thought Mother was more hurt then she was or you would never send her so kind and sympathising a letter for which she is very grateful. She thanks your mother for her kindness and advise, thinks Sarah about right in regard to care. She is well and can be around again as well as ever only her arm and hip is not quite as strong as before. I think you infer from my letter that we felt worse about pa's money then we did, indeed we have almost forgoten it. I suppose someone has picked it up or it was carried away with the water before this, there is no danger of our making ourselves sick making it up nor did I mean to have you understand from my letter there

written along top margin sad to see the little box go by here to the graveyard to think perhaps it would never be know who he was or who left him there, cruel creature, pa has gone west again they that Asby and him brought home 88 cows sold them and have gone for more. Maria and Ruth are well Davie and Jennie? goes to school, give my love to our friends keep great deal for yourself, hoping to see and hear from my faithful little Cynthia I close with great deal of love Annie