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Cincinnati, Peru and Chicago RAIL ROAD. SUPERINTENDENT'S AND AGENT'S OFFICE La Porte, Ind., June 12th 1863

[[embossed seal in upper left corner, CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & Co picture of large building CONGRESS]]

My dear good wife I am very anxious to hear from you + the children to know how you are getting along this dry warm weather. It is very dusty + dry here. How did you get home that night you + Eddie + Minnie went past unclear with me to the station. Did the buggy shaft hold together as I fixed it. I felt very anxious about you. I came very near being too late I had to even run to get to the station in time + then just got there as the cars came up. I suffered much from the effect of my hurry, I had a high fever all the way to Chicago my pulse being double what it usually is, I shall not