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We had a pleasant visit from Maggie [[Wake?]] of a few days, she thinks we would | We had a pleasant visit from Maggie [[Wake?]] of a few days, she thinks we would | ||
like Miss Murray, we think so too if she likes our John. Nannie has been | like Miss Murray, we think so too if she likes our John. Nannie has been | ||
a week at Quails. I told her to stay as long as she pleased. I guess she is [[ | a week at Quails. I told her to stay as long as she pleased. I guess she is [[helping?]] [[Bell?]] | ||
if you say | if you say so we will make a shirt or two and have it ready to send by the first | ||
opportunity. Brady says you had better not [[ | opportunity. Brady says you had better not [[involve?]] yourself for [[Riale?]] | ||
as he is a very uncertain whimsical man. O I am too sorry you drink | as he is a very uncertain whimsical man. O I am too sorry you drink | ||
ale or anything of the kind, let me entreat you to | ale or anything of the kind, let me entreat you to taste nothing at[underlined] all[underlined] | ||
not even for your stomach's sake, sooner keep a | not even for your stomach's sake, sooner keep a snake in your | ||
office than a bottle | office than a bottle! Mama asked Pa if you drank now, | ||
he was quite startled said he never knew John to get | he was quite startled said he never knew John to get drunk but once | ||
and asked Romaine if there was such a | and asked Romaine if there was such a report. R said she had | ||
not heard any | not heard any such thing, Mama said she used to know it to her | ||
sorrow. I have several times heard such things, but now I cast | sorrow. I have several times heard such things, but now I cast | ||
them behind me with the painful past, or things that | them behind me with the painful past, or things [-crossed out]things that | ||
were but | were but are never to return. Do you hear any thing of the [[Dubuque?]] | ||
Fever said to be so fatal, what is it, I hope it wont reach Chicago | Fever said to be so fatal, what is it, I hope it wont reach Chicago | ||
from Galena where it is said to be so bad. [[Riale?]] told Frank there were some | from Galena where it is said to be so bad. [[Riale?]] told Frank there were some | ||
Chicago people here today. Our rail road is to go on. | Chicago people here today. Our rail road is to go on. They will | ||
be working in town this summer, and the Pittsburgers are quite | be working in town this summer, and the Pittsburgers are quite | ||
alive about one | alive[underlined] about one thro Chartiers Valley to join the [[Steubenville?]] road | ||
so between Wheeling & Pittsburg I suppose we will get one. | so between Wheeling & Pittsburg I suppose we will get one. | ||
Stocktons | Stocktons have sold [[Loue's?]] corner to Will. Workman and Jimmy [[Koontz?]] | ||
for 4, | for 4,5000 -[[vertical line over dash?]] extremely low. Sample Sweeney could have given 5,000 | ||
time!!! for it. I hope I have not said anything to offend you if so do not write | |||
time!!![[belongs to previous page line drawn around it?]] | |||
for it.[[squiggle line?]] I hope I have not said anything to offend you if so do not write | |||
untill you are in a good humor. | untill you are in a good humor. | ||
Revision as of 18:44, 5 April 2020
So after all his fuss about evidence, Mama is to be the witness, of course Pa sent him back his papers and a dollar he had enclosed for Justices? fees, and so it ends. Mr. Billings? lives in the country a mile or two and has a congregation It seems to me the name was cherry valley but I wont be certain. We had a pleasant visit from Maggie Wake? of a few days, she thinks we would like Miss Murray, we think so too if she likes our John. Nannie has been a week at Quails. I told her to stay as long as she pleased. I guess she is helping? Bell? if you say so we will make a shirt or two and have it ready to send by the first opportunity. Brady says you had better not involve? yourself for Riale? as he is a very uncertain whimsical man. O I am too sorry you drink ale or anything of the kind, let me entreat you to taste nothing at[underlined] all[underlined] not even for your stomach's sake, sooner keep a snake in your office than a bottle! Mama asked Pa if you drank now, he was quite startled said he never knew John to get drunk but once and asked Romaine if there was such a report. R said she had not heard any such thing, Mama said she used to know it to her sorrow. I have several times heard such things, but now I cast them behind me with the painful past, or things [-crossed out]things that were but are never to return. Do you hear any thing of the Dubuque? Fever said to be so fatal, what is it, I hope it wont reach Chicago from Galena where it is said to be so bad. Riale? told Frank there were some Chicago people here today. Our rail road is to go on. They will be working in town this summer, and the Pittsburgers are quite alive[underlined] about one thro Chartiers Valley to join the Steubenville? road so between Wheeling & Pittsburg I suppose we will get one. Stocktons have sold Loue's? corner to Will. Workman and Jimmy Koontz? for 4,5000 -vertical line over dash? extremely low. Sample Sweeney could have given 5,000
time!!!belongs to previous page line drawn around it?
for it.squiggle line? I hope I have not said anything to offend you if so do not write
untill you are in a good humor.