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La Porte Ind, July 5th 1863 My dear good wife, I have thought of you & the children very much yesterday & to day & have felt very anxious to know how you have been getting along I cannot think Ellen would go to unclear & leave you alone with the children. How did you get along? & how are you all now. It is very very warm & dusty. Yesterday there were crowds of people here & clouds of dust. I never saw so much dust before in my life. The celebration consisted? in the display of fire? unclear ovation by Mr Paine? walking with unclear unclear from