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among the hills. Lyman speaks in the most glowing terms of Eastern Tenn. He was there much of the time during the war, but he thinks Ashville North Carolina which is near Tenn. is probably healthier as it is higher up than towns in Tenn. I do not know what to make of myself. My catarrh is very bad, much more than many whom I met & who think they have it terribly & I also at times find blood mixed with what I raise from my lungs, and yet I get along well & endure more than I dared hope. I get very tired it is true, but, I get rested. It will take me till about the first of Sept. to get through at the farm. If you & the children keep well I would like to go to Tenn. before I go back & in that case I would like to have Chandler go too. Write me often if only a few words as you must bear in mind that I am more anxious to hear from you & the children than you can be to hear from me, as I am alone. Remember me kindly to Chandler & Rhoda, give lots of love to the boys. Thank Eddie for his letter & tell Winnie & George I want them to write & tell little Artie Papa thinks of him often. I am dear Wife your loving husband.

                                                                 N. Kendall