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{foreground} Springfield August 7th 1820 Dear Sister we are all well except my self I am not verry well I am now able to over see my work & to do considerable lite work but I have times of not being able to do any thing for three or four days at a time I expect to keep about till the latter part of september but some times it seems as if I should not & then at others when I feel well I think I shall If Father & Mother can come up here tell them to come any time they can best & I hope nothing but sickness will prevent their coming & if you have white thread you could let them fetch me a few nots I should be glad & if you have any old silk or cambrick