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Received Susan's letter of the 11th; sorry to hear that Susan is not feeling well; his health is good; weather is pleasant; has made up his mind to stay in this country; Willard got homesick before he got to Kansas City; tells Sue not to fret over the business; J. Kellogg will help Susan; Susan should have $50 or $75 with her.

Scope and Contents Received Susan's letters of the 19th and 21st on Friday; sorry to hear that Susan is unwell; hopes they can meet again soon; weather is good; thinks Susan can make a cash sale of the goods and renting the house for a year; wants $1,500 for the place or at least $1,200; Susan can do business with James Lusk in regard to the land by Crank's; instructs other matters of the sale of their land and goods; tells Susan to do what she wishes with the puppy; cannot advise Gene to come here; sends...

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Received Susan's letter of the 28th; sorry to hear that Susan is not feeling well; wants Susan to be more careful; instructs Susan on more of their goods; roads are bad; if Susan cannot get the goods to Kilbourn, sends them with J. Kellogg; will meet Susan in Weston; sends respects to Mother and Father.

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Has arrived at Reedsburg safely on Thursday at noon; had a layover in St. Louis; folks are well; George Chandler was here and said the folks were well in Beaver Dam except Hattie has been sick; weather is cold; has not seen Mary yet; Gene has not gone up there yet; there have been many deaths this season; Father is here; the Finch folks had a girl last night and H. Reed's folks had a boy.

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Received Susan's letter of the 13th; glad to hear that Susan is well; sorry to hear that Mother's health is poor; old lady is well and makes 15 lbs. of butter a week; they only milk 3 cows and let the 8 calves have the rest; Mrs. Gabbart says she is going to write to Susan; Mrs. Hatcher's daughter is here; the peach trees are blossoming; has sold Silva, but do not tell Walter; tell Walter to be a good boy.