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& has been so unwell. How is he now Do you think that there will be less danger of the children being sick in New England than there will be down on our farm. I should be glad to have you & the children with me , very glad indeed but if you think that you & they will be less likely to be sick with summer complaints in New England than on the farm I want you should remain where you are till cool weather. I shall start for the farm in the morning & shall attend church in Chicago tomorrow & go to Kankakee City to-morrow night. While on the farm I will examine the carpets & put camphor amongst them & try & leave things as safe as I can. I intend to drive the horses up here & turn them out for a couple of months. If possible I want to fix up & put a cover on to our large buggy, for if we live in the country, we need a family carriage very much. It will cost $100 but it will be worth after it is done $225 so carriage makers tell me. It must be painted any way. About painting our house I think when we get down there we can live in the part that Morical's folks are now occupying while the other part is being painted & then we can move into the other part while that part is being painted. We shall of course do our cooking in the Wood House. What do you think of this. I think I can have our buggy fixed this month & next month earn enough to paint our house & get provisions etc. for us to commence living provided Chandler can let you have money enough to get what things you want for yourself & the children & to pay your fare out here. I have borrowed $50 dollars of Mr. Walker & I owed him 100 before. With that I have got I shall be able to pay up all our small debts & shall be owing no body on them but Walker, Erasmus & Myron. I may not have to pay Myron this summer Erasmus I shall not pay till Autumn. I have given him a bill of sale of those cows & they will pay him if I cannot pay him otherwise. I think it will take me till the first of Sept to fix the books as