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Yours of Oct. 4th 8th is just received. How long the time seems it takes a letter to pass from New Hampshire here. Several times I have written lately but none of them received when you wrote. The letter you are replying to in the one just received was written long ago, when I was away up in the Prairies. The time seems longer lately. There has been so much doing here, and so many changes within three or four weeks past. I have just come in town this fore noon, having been away since Monday, and must write in haste, as I have to leave here again in a few hours; for | Yours of Oct. 4th 8th is just received. How long the time seems it takes a letter to pass from New Hampshire here. Several times I have written lately but none of them received when you wrote. The letter you are replying to in the one just received was written long ago, when I was away up in the Prairies. The time seems longer lately. There has been so much doing here, and so many changes within three or four weeks past. I have just come in town this fore noon, having been away since Monday, and must write in haste, as I have to leave here again in a few hours; for Rock River where my party are locating some fifteen miles from here. | ||
I am very glad to learn by your letter that your Mother's health is so much improving. I presume you are very happy there this beautiful autumnal weather. How I wish I could visit you a few days. Even to call upon you one of these fine long evenings would be worth a good many days such as we have here. I believe I can write good news, or at least encouragingly of my health. Cool weather is coming on. There have been two or three frosty mornings, and I can feel | I am very glad to learn by your letter that your Mother's health is so much improving. I presume you are very happy there this beautiful autumnal weather. How I wish I could visit you a few days. Even to call upon you one of these fine long evenings would be worth a good many days such as we have here. I believe I can write good news, or at least encouragingly of my health. Cool weather is coming on. There have been two or three frosty mornings, and I can feel | ||
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Isaac Jonesboro Union Co. Ill. Nov. 5 1851 Jonesboro, Union Co. Illinois Wed. Nov. 5. 1851 Dear Antoinette Yours of Oct. 4th 8th is just received. How long the time seems it takes a letter to pass from New Hampshire here. Several times I have written lately but none of them received when you wrote. The letter you are replying to in the one just received was written long ago, when I was away up in the Prairies. The time seems longer lately. There has been so much doing here, and so many changes within three or four weeks past. I have just come in town this fore noon, having been away since Monday, and must write in haste, as I have to leave here again in a few hours; for Rock River where my party are locating some fifteen miles from here. I am very glad to learn by your letter that your Mother's health is so much improving. I presume you are very happy there this beautiful autumnal weather. How I wish I could visit you a few days. Even to call upon you one of these fine long evenings would be worth a good many days such as we have here. I believe I can write good news, or at least encouragingly of my health. Cool weather is coming on. There have been two or three frosty mornings, and I can feel