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a Girl not even should you have to pay even double the price - So now keep your girl unless you wish to make me down right angry -- and know you do not want to do that and never did --- I am so glad I got your letter before starting it has done me a great deal of good - and I hope you will write to me often - and do not fail to make yourself and everybody about you as happy and comfortable as you possibly can during your stay at Jacksonville - I will make arrangements to have your letters forwarded to me from this Point -- Give my kindest love to Louisa and Kiss all the Children for me and tell them how much I love them - Ever faithfully and Affectionately yours B.H. Grierson

P.S. Give Susan & all the folks at Chicago [manuscript not copied below this point]