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Cousin Louisa told me that I was going to meet with a great disappointment one that would give me great uneasiness, instead of saying that I was going to get news from you folks that would give me great uneasiness I should begin to think she was a prophetess. She said I should only sell a part of my corn this trip. I guess she was aright about that for I am afraid I cannot sell it. She said I should get a better price for my corn when I did sell it than I should to have sold it last spring. I wish she would send me a purchaser, & I would be willing to pay a good commission to any one who would sell this miserable stuff for me. There is no use in talking one must be situated so as to look after this business if he succeeds. I intend selling off all my small grain now before I leave & if possible, I shall sort over this corn & sell all I can of it. I wish Eddie was here. He could earn me 1,50 a day sorting over corn & then he would be company. I do miss my family so much & when I have been so unwell it would have done me much good to have had him with me. I should be glad enough to have you & the rest here with me but you could not be comfortable here & I would rather suffer alone. It will be a great comfort & pleasure to me to know that you & the children are well & happy. Write me as often as you conveniently can. I do not know how long I shall have to be here. I will send you ten dollars in this letter & more from time to time. Please let me know when you receive it. I am very anxious to go down into North Carolina before I go back & look through there & Eastern Tennessee. I want Chandler could go with me or Mr. Osgood. From all I can learn I think the climate there is just the thing for us, & it would be very favorable for our children. I will send you in another envelope a letter I received from Lyman White also the pamphlet of Doct. H.P. Gatchell. This Doct. Gatchell is the one Doct. Duncanson studied with & the one whom Doct. Duncanson wanted I should write to last spring & enquire about the climate of our country as he said he had made it a special study for years. This Doct. Gatchel has a son in school. Look the pamphlet & Lyman's letter over carefully & tell me what you think of it. The Mr. Linkham whom Lyman speaks of is the Secretary of the Board of Public Works of Chicago. I probably shall [left-hand side] not be able to write you very often till I get my corn picked over. I shall get all the help I can for help is not plenty. I shall do all I can. Affectionately N. Kendall