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La Porte April 27th 1864

My dear good wife

     When I wrote you Monday I was feeling quite unwell & wrote a rather bluer letter than I have written you before.  Yesterday was a beautiful day & warm & I felt better but to day it is cold & the wind blows like "John".  I don't think such extreme sudden changes can be promotive to the health of even the healthiest, & I feel their effects very much.  I told you in my last that Mr. Walker was here & that I should probably see him & then I should know more definitely what we should be able to do.  I am very glad to be able to say that I have arranged with him so that I can take the books down to the farm & fix them up there.  This will give me once more the society of my wife