Springfield Jan 4

 

            Dear Father & Mother

it is some time since I have writen to you we are all well we think that we have got a prety nice baby down hear an she is very helthy ha not been sick since she was born I weigh her 20 lbs when she was 5 months old Ben said that Father was lame was very sory I got a bottel of linement an gave it to Benn to send up to you it is very good he is going to send it by Sam Pratt / I want you to have you to give it a good trial I have used it on a good many others an the all speak very hily of it an if it does you any good I will send you some more Benn is going to send it by Sam Pratt Monday I should like to come up an see you all is it very cold up thier we have had some cold wether but not extremely cold have had some snow but not enough to make sleighing how does Mary & her Famely get a long I would like to see them all how is Will & Elsie get a long would like to call on

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