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La Porte June (14?)/63 My good wife

    Your kind letter reached me yesterday for which receive my warmest thands, I was glad enough to hear from you all, wife, Eddie, Winnie & baby, my heart treasures. 

I wish I was with you to-day. I love home, wife & children. To-day I put Kate into the buggy unclear (David?) is using & took a long ride. Her same ride that you dear one & Eddie have taken with in days "Lang syne." I took it for your sakes as well as mine. The day is very warm but clear & still & beautiful. Charles accompanied me. But I constantly thought of you & the children & how much we had enjoyed together riding & looking at the same send six postage stamps in this letter