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La Porte Ind. April 16, 1864

My dear good wife,

    Your good letter written last Sunday & Monday came here in last nights mail.  The mail gets in here after the P.O. closes at night so of course I did not get it till this morning.  So it seems you have been having a snow storm there while we are having a mud storm here.  Give me snow for all of mud.  Our mud is drying up here now & a few days of good weather will make the roads passable again.  You were mistaken in supposing I was in La Porte last Sabbath.  I spent the Sabbath in Chicago & attended St. Pauls church hoping to here Mr Ryder again but was disappointed.  Rev. D.P. Livermore preached Editor New Covenant.  I was very much disappointed.  He don't