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started again [unclear] this has first and to the [unclear] stopped at the G. miles house for breakfast stopped at noon in Bloomington Grove. [unclear] the [unclear] the first running stream of water seen on the [unclear[ To [unclear] we [unclear] to see the end of our journey I am [unclear] at the idea I am completely warn out with traveling nights especially. Tuesday 23rd [unclear] and his father left us in Bloominton while they proceeded on horseback to view the country and select a place for our future home. Thursday returned having bought an improvement they proceeded immediately to Springfield and entered for G. [unclear] Saturday 28th Thsi morninig I was taken ill with the chills and fever Monday 30th our [unclear] returned from Springfield and Tuesday we started for our home 30 miles from Bloomington the day was cold and stormy [unclear] through [unclear] Grove Staats Grove stopped at Mackinaw a small town on the river of the same [unclear] More unpleasent night I never saw the rain come in torrents and the wind blew violently the house was poor and the rain beat in we could obtain but one bed and that a wet one sick and worn out with fatigue I thought I could hardly live through the night in so uncomfortable a situation, the worst water here I ever tasted in my life, Next morning [unclear] the Mackinaw River which was fordable and in the afternoon reached our distance home today I had a severe headache that it