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Longwood Oct. 9.1856. Dear Sis So you've got a little "Never" have you? Well I never! Now what's his name? and who does he look "just exactly like"? and does he ever cry? and aint it such a cunning little thing? and aint it so funny to have a baby in the family for sartain? Well of course it is! Give my most excruciating congratulations to both its parrents and specially to its ma, also to its other relatives too numerous to mention

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We are all in good health our poor wounded George is gaining, but is still in a pitiful condition! It is a sickening task to dress his wounds - There is a great deal of matter comes from some of them yet and tis very offensive but the poor fellow is so patient that it lightens the burthen of waiting on him -- The Ruffians are hunting down our mail carrier again, so that our letters must necessarily be a little irregular again, But you will have no cause to be alarmed about us if you do now and then miss our weekly (weakly) communication We have nothing of importance to relate this week - A load of flour and chest of tea had been sent to Osawatomie for the benefit of the needy - it was furnished by some Eastern man I believe consigpage is torn Dr. who attends page torn sent us a sack the morning of its arrival - it came very opportune as we used the last we had that morning, and there is none in the place and has not been any since the "battle of Osawatomie,