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Jersey Co Ills. Aug 24:62 Dear Son It has been So long since I wrote to you that I reccollect very little of what I wrote I think it is almost inexcusable to neglect writing so long we are all well now John H has been quite sick last week so we had so send for a Dr we sent for Finity he had what the Dr termed Billious remittent fever I think I told you in my last that we talked of moveing to [Gullous?] but things did not work right for us to go there consequently we did not go your letter containing what you had to say respectting my giving up the place came too late we had already deeded it back to Osborn but perhaps it is better so for we