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On Board Stmr. Kat Kinney Cairo Dec. 10th /84 Dear Sister It is a cold as Greenland [Icey?] [Monantanes?] or any other man. I arrived at St. Louis safely, and took passage on the above named Steamer, but did not get off until Thursday morn and then had to lay up at night. Yesterday we ran aground where we laid for six hours, and laid up again last night so that our progress is slow. It is said that the river is in a good stage from