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Sunday the 24 Yesterday our people started to view land I am in hopes they will be pleased as it is near the lake and it will be more convenient for me to visit my friends at home. visiting to day in the school house Bucyras is a very pretty place situated on an extensive plain a new court house is building here the Methodists are going to erect a new church here this season. Monday the 25th. Last night my mother in law was taken very ill we called a physician but nothing gave her relief. this morning to our joy and surprise our people returned unexpectedly. they found us in trouble we were afraid that Mrs. Roberts would never recover. She is some better this evening. Wednesday the 27th Left Bucyrus this morning Mr. Roberts much better he sickness was occasioned by drinking the water it is very bad here. ____ with brimstone and sulphur. The people in Bucyrus are very hospitable remarkably kind. No stranger I was very much pleased with the neighbors and am very thankful for the kindness they have shown us. Our route today lay through the plains which is very low land we found some very bad going stopped at noon in Little Sandusky which then we had a very heavy thunder shower it has continued to rain all day put up for the night after travelling 18 miles all day. Thursday 28th. It rained very hard all night with thunder and lightning. it rains hard this morning as we