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Jan 7th The weather has been so bad could not send to mail this, snow over every thing & thermometer -2 deg below zero. That is hardly a start towards cold weather with you tho' JD"

Laura 1 [?] Jan. 4th '84

My dear Uncle, I have wished for some time to write to you but have been so busy I have been too tired to write at night, but I received yr very kind letter a few days since & tho' I have been at the [?plane bed?] at work all day I intend to try & write to night tho' I may be inflicting a very dull epistle upon you.

  Bob told me you had some money to lend & he offered to lend to me on a mortgage, but after words said you objected to lending me as you said when the interest was due it must be paid or the money had to be made