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La Porte Ind. April 15 1864

My dear good wife

    I have written you daily lately.  I feel sure you like to hear from me often or I would not write you so frequently.  I am glad you are having such a beautiful spring.  Here in La Porte I never have known so wet & muddy a spring.  It rained I am told most of the time I was gone down to our farm & it has rained most of the time since I returned.  The roads are & have been for a long time almost impassible.  I hope it is not as such at our farm.  They had a very dry winter there but it commenced raining while I was there & I am fearful it has continued to rain.  Mill matters look very dark I don't know how they will come out.  you don't know how much good your last letter has done me.

(along side and top) I called this evening on Charles & Ellen. They seem as cozy & happy as you please in their new home at the Teegarden. The weather has become pleasant at last & to-night is a beautiful moonlight night but the streets are very muddy yet. I hope you will go out in the open air as much as possible & take the children out but you of course will use every possible precaution to keep them from taking cold. How much I wish you were here to-night to talk with me, to sleep with me & to love me. I should enjoy your warm loving embrace & such kisses as I get from your sweet lips & know you would enjoy it equally well. But I must bid you good night again. Affectionately N.K.