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Jersey Co Ills Sep 27th 59 Dear Son we did not receive your letter it was given to John H Frost and he lost it I was very sorry it is I would have very glad to have a a line from you for the time seemed very long since you was here the children were all quite disappointed on sunday they thought they saw you coming and it turned out to be somebody else see I made a mistake in sending your clothes the [check?] bosomed shirt should have been left out or mended and one of your check shirts was missed altogether and your clean drawers the man that came for them was in such a hurry I did not take time be as particular as I ought the reason everything was not ready when