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better corn books well considering harvest wages are [three?] to [three?] 25 dollars per day hands are very scarce I have heard nothing from Ohio or Ind since I wrote to you before Becca is all right again she was down here on Sunday week Mary E Theo and Jenny were with her Wm H and her both seem to be much pleased with our farm Wm H grows worse and worse all the time more indiferent to regard to family affairs absents himself more from home I think Seths death is going to a salutory change in R at least I hope so I asked you in a former letter who the soldier boys wanted for the next President but I suppose the letter never reached you as your did not reply to it perhaps you have little time to reccollect any of the unimportant part of a letter I wish your campaign was over I suppose you have to go to Atlanta yet if you are not already there I do so want the war to end so the poor boys can get home again