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I hardly know what I have written and unclear no time to unclear it. unclear, Allegany Co. unclear May 6th 1856 My dear friend, I was not at home when your letter (of the 22nd unclear) came in that I have only just received it, otherwise I would have endeavored to acknowledge it sooner and write a few lines in return. It is now late in the evening and I feel almost worn out but still I feel like writing a short letter before I retire. I have just been reading your letter for the fourth time. Am extremely glad to learn that your health is improving and I hope to meet and shake hands with you yet ere long, as a healthy man. You say your sickness has been of great service to you. I may say the same thing and add that if we only learn from experience all our troubles and difficulties may be of great service to us. If we only endeavored to live a good and correct life we would find that Providence by all our troubles intends only to do as good as our unclear end. Often when am best concerted