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If you go west this fall to go into any business there, you must leave your family you cannot be with them could only see them oftener if you take them with you. As you must leave them why not at Milo with Charles he would do everything for them that he could - however I do not feel comfortable to advise above the line: if they were further off they might ? safe

 I have no time to write more baby is sick with Cholera infantum she is too little & feeble she cannot live long if not better soon O how I want to see you and all

My Prayer for dear Lucy is not so much now for her life but that she may feel more sensibly the encircling arms of her Savior about her - not but that I can feel that she is wash'd in His Blood that cleanseth from all sin her wonderful Patience & meekness under such dreadful sufferings evince it

                                                                                                  from your loving Mother