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Pa says if you were here he would give the settling up of his estates and business to you & Wills, how little did we expect to have to get any body to take charge of Mama's business. Mama takes it very calmly. I cannot. I feel heavily the charge and responsibility of training and educating two boys. Pa says very little to us but, Brally? says he sometimes talks to him about his business &c&c that he is painfully, morbidly anxious about his family, and it distresses him much, all that he has ever done he meant for good, his mistake has been that he never sugared his pills, if they were intended to do good they must be taken slel? them be ever so bitter. But, to err, is human. Post says he never saw you look so well. I am rejoiced to hear it may you both be happy and well. Much to Julia tell her it is not because I do not love her, or appreciate her affection to me that I do not write, but merely that I cannot just now. I should come to see you this fall if I could but I live in hope of doing so. Charlotte still keeps about but is daily expectation. William is to be here today. I believe John would not stay if it were not for Charlotte's situation. I intended sending this by today's mail but it is not ready in time. The boys are getting along very well. Julius has begun to read Pharmacy with Pa, he is to read six hours a day. Frank studies upstairs, between times they sell tomatoes, at 20 c. unclear. Potatoes &c&c.. I wish we could supply your table, it is too late for dried fruit I have a few apples I wish you had them. They were 150 bush? soap is from 4 to six cents pound, soft soap 12 1/2 c. gallon, starch 10 cents I suppose it would pay to get butter & lard here in the fall, butter from 12 1/2 to 15, lard 8 or 10, you can find out by the time it gets cold enough make a calculation of all the expenses I shall not think it any trouble and put you up a few tongues too, we do not put up any more meat.