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Cincinnati, Peru & Chicago Rail Road La Porte, Ind, 1863 So you see I am in doubt what to do. I love home dearly & those who make that home dear. Is there not some way of making your work lighter. Cannot you arrange with Mrs Hamilton to take the cows & give you half of the butter & skimmed milk. would it not lighten your labor very much would you not be able to get along comfortably with Ellen if you had no milk to take care of. I would prefer that the pigs & calves should have the milk just as it comes from the cows till I get home if by doing so it will make it easier for you. Arrange this matter some way so as to make it easy for you. I would much prefer having Mr Hamilton or Mr Youngs? folks take the cows & milk them & take care of the milk & let you have the skim milk for the claves & pigs & butter? enough & milk to was to they have the balance? till I come home or till Anna gets back for it would make your work so much lighter. I wrote you about the harnesses the same time I sent them & the letter ought to have reached you as soon as the harnesses reaches unclear. I wanted you