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overwritten: The boy forgot to mail this until today. My finger is awful sore - May 9- 1878

main text: Remsen May 6 '78 Dear Sisters

 Your card just received – I have a very sore boil on my right hand little finger. We began house cleaning last week but I must stop now on account of my hand. Our friends from Hillsdale expect to be here sometime in August Nobody has written anything for dear Mother's birthday – all send excuses. We like that in the Star if my hand gets better I will do what I can but I find it very hard to find time and ability We hope to send the milk to Trenton factory but have 

sideways in margins: not seen the man yet. Davis, Fremont and Lewis are going to send – beginning tomorrow, I believe. We have not heard from Ambler