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Madison Co Oct 18 Dear Son I arrived home last evening about an hour by sun all right and found all well they had been to Edwardsvill to the republican rally the day before they wanted the grey mare to put to one of the cars they wanted a team of 8 grey horses but they had to make out without her, I had no bad luck comeing home I thought when I got this side of Bunker hill the hook came off the singletree the trace dropped down on the ground I thought then I was in a fix through all the towns except Staunton and no chance to get it fixed but I got out spit on the end of the singletree sliped on the iron and went on safe home at home I found a long letter giving full particulars