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Scio? June 3rd 1856. Mr. Everett, My dear friend, your good long letter has been received by me now over three weeks but I did not have leisure earlier to write to you, unless indeed I wrote on the Sabbath which is always against my conscience; and even now my time is extremely limited and my head full of business matters, so that I can't pen you but a few lines. Also I have not been well since I wrote to you my last; indeed i have been utterly unfit to attend to my duties. Some 15 days ago we were very busy shiping off lumber and while I was on top of one of the pieces, measuring &c, in some way or other, I strained myself but still continued on as busy as ever until the close of the day. Did not feel all right next day but again went to work as hard and as busy as the day before and I continued until evening. The following day I was not fit for much and could hardly move and for about 10 days I was very unwell in that now instead of weighing 135 #s as I did I weigh but 114, or unclear a loss of over 20 #s. If I possibly could have left here I would have been with you several days ago, at S. Graefeuley?, but as I could not leave