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subject & have written you a very long one now. I shall anxiously await your answer, & I do assure you I shall gladly improve any opportunity that you may point out that will result in bettering our condition, but before we make any change we ought to be sure that the change will not result in losing what little property we have for in that case we should soon find ourselves in a much worse condition than we now are.----- It is a very cold day. I am glad I did not go down to the farm when I talked of it. A great many I am told have sowed their spring grain in the beautiful weather we had in Feb & the first of this month. The grass was looking quite green & the weather seemed indeed like spring. A few days ago winter again appeared & I do not think now that even if we had the most favorable