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Woodburn Ills Sept 22d Dear Son Yours of the 15th was received yesterday and we were very glad to hear of your safe arival at your place of destination there is such wholesale Slaughter going in these days by sea and land. the railroad accidents are becomeing proverbial pople are beginning to write [burlesques?] in rhyme on the subject; the great Show come off at the Hill yesterday they passed through here in the morning; Miss Mattie C. has gone to the Hill to reside. we are all well except Eugean the change of Weather seemed to affect him quite unfavourably. Fannie and John have been out to Gages most of the time since you left they have been