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Wheat is worth one dollar ninety five cts in Alton it is said and corn new ninety five cts old one dollar Fanny has been talking of writing to you but has not yet she want to go to school this winter if she does that will afford her opportunity of writing oftener than she now can the three youngest children have grown so you will be surprised to see them so large they have not the benefit of school here there is none in reach though if we go north as we have talked of this winter we will probably be in reach of a good school we do not know yet whether we will go or not Oliver Baugh and Basel Duois and several others of 122 are home on sick furloughs George Stokes and on of the Adams Boys are home I guess Lincoln is safe for the Presidency again I guess I will close soon as I have no news to write Henry Miner is very tired of California and wants to get back I do not hear any tell of John H comeing back