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My dear good brother,
My dear good brother,


Your kind letter came to me to day just as I was pre-
Your kind letter came to me to day just as I was preparing dinner and I can assure you I read  
paring dinner and I can assure you I read  
it gladly for it is a long, long time since  
it gladly for it is a long, long time since  
we have had anything in the shape of
we have had anything in the shape of
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husband. We had just had a letter
husband. We had just had a letter
from Josephine telling us all about  
from Josephine telling us all about  
[illegible] you can never be very useful or em -
it you can never be very useful or em -
[illegible] in the ministry with such poor
eminent in the ministry with such poor
health as you have had of late years - indeed  
health as you have had of late years - indeed  
it's [illegible] of you strove to perform them faith-
it's [illegible] if you strove to perform them faithfully would in a very short time wear you out  
fully would in a very short time wear you out  
like you from the scenes of earth. Now if
like you from the scenes of earth. Now if
in the occupation you are determined
in the occupation you are determined




Jesse has just come to Logdins (it is evening) of an errand and will spend the night
Jesse has just come to going (it is evening) of an errand and will spend the night
so he will get your letters & Josephine's; he has on a checkered shirt, rough coat & pants &
so he will get your letters & Josephine's; he has on a checkered shirt, rough coat & pants &
an old [illegible] loons, black hat & [illegible] he always comes and thus our  
an old crushed [[?]], black hat & [[?]] he always comes and thus our  
friends have to see him although we tell him we wish him to be more particular
friends have to see him although we tell him we wish him to be more particular
about his looks and he has clothes or might have if he would hear to us in which
about his looks and he has clothes or might have if he would hear to us in which

Latest revision as of 17:23, 19 May 2020

[Sarah to N. Kendall]

St. Louis, August 23d / 53

My dear good brother,

Your kind letter came to me to day just as I was preparing dinner and I can assure you I read it gladly for it is a long, long time since we have had anything in the shape of a letter from you; and now I have got sit down for the afternoon I am going to answer it knowing you are ever glad to hear from me and mine and will be especially so now you are among strangers. I highly approve of the plan you are pursuing both as regards your health and business, so does my husband. We had just had a letter from Josephine telling us all about it you can never be very useful or em - eminent in the ministry with such poor health as you have had of late years - indeed it's [illegible] if you strove to perform them faithfully would in a very short time wear you out like you from the scenes of earth. Now if in the occupation you are determined


Jesse has just come to going (it is evening) of an errand and will spend the night so he will get your letters & Josephine's; he has on a checkered shirt, rough coat & pants & an old crushed ?, black hat & ? he always comes and thus our friends have to see him although we tell him we wish him to be more particular about his looks and he has clothes or might have if he would hear to us in which to look clean not neat but he doesn't seem to care how he looks. Aug 24th Jesse likes your proposition and will write you soon; he is still here having a chill, had been troubled with them of late and is very poor. Raymond has not written or said anything to me about any money since I was with you. When we were there he spoke to Mr. Weaver about paying him what he owed him which is some more than $100 I think.