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Our health as a family is good. Cut off of the proslavery families on the Pottawotamie are returning. One of these men, a violent, dangerous character, who tried to kill one free state man and threatened others, besides trying too steal often, was compelled to flee. Another, Henry Sherman ("Dutch Henry") had his house burned down and promised to leave the neighborhood. This last case I could not approve. But the strife and fighting of the last year and a half produced in this case as in others unclear a private feud and bitterness. Hope the election of Fremont will restore us & self government; then every thing will be right. We have now you know no government. We look forward to the election with hope, but with a good deal of unclear Affectionately John