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Remen, May 24./58

Dear Jamie, We received your letter giving an account of that terrible stain and interned to [hone?] amend it immediately bur Nellie was taken sick, and I was [mast?] sick with toothache se, so that we had but very little time to waste. Thank you very much dear sister, for writing so soon. For it was precious to hear from you at your [lately?]. Poor Anna, I had thought of her a great deal, she is always so timid [???] it [thunder?]. May our good God preserve and