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Oswatomie, April 14, 1879 Dear Sister Sarah The family in the old house must be pretty small now. And as I can not make one in your circle, I will write you a few lines. I would like to be with you. and have a good talk bu that cannot be. We have had delightful weather, nearly all through Mart, and so far this month. I think I like the climate here much better than in snowy Steuben. Although we had one dose of Steuben here this winter, five or six weeks of snow enough to make good sleighing - sometimes drifting every day, as it used to do in Steuben. There is some prospect of a railroad being built this

top margin: Eddie at home. I am glad he is going to work on the farm this summer. I suppose Jennie is still in New York. I wrote to her a few days ago. I hope her cough is better. And that William's asthma is not very troublesome. Howard would like to see you, and to see my dear Frank's little girl. Your brother John