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La Porte April 22d 1863 Mr dear wife: I reached here last night about ten & was met at the Depot by brothers David & Myron I remained the night before at unclear O, how tired I was that night. The J.C.R.R. was very rough & the motion of the cars jarred me very much. I wished myself back at home a great many times. My lungs troubled me much that day & yesterday. That night & most of yesterday it rained. They were very kind to me at unclear all of them, I went into Chicago yesterday morning & remained there all day. I got me a hat there. I rested all I could while there. I find I am not as strong as I supposed I was, I met Symon & Kirk while in Chicago. They have just been