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Whitesboono Tuesday Morn My Dear Husband & Children

 Since I wrote to you last John Henry has been taken sick he was taken saturday afternoon, but we did not think it necessary to call the doctor untill sun- evening where he was taken as with a spasm, he was soon relieved by vomiting. he continues quite poorly and we feel a good deal of anxiety about him in present circumstances the doctor says it is a cold and a foul stomach, he is also teething he seems better a little this morn and inclined to play some. I feel anxious about you at home lest you may take cold this change of weather. have the boys got stockings as it has been very cold here since Saturday Afternoon perhaps you may buy Eddy a pair of pants if it continues cold.  Margrt might buy them if you have no time to go down and Mary Morn or some one else will make them Johny is not thought dangerous but as it is I do not feel it right for me to come home now you had better get some one to do your sewing either go to and have Ellen Roberts make them or go to Margt as you intended or perhaps Mary Morn's or some one else would come to the house for a week or more I wish you would try some way and not let your