Oil City

June 2^ond 1865

 

                I now seat my self to answer your kind letter written on the 19^th and received on the 1^st of July and i was sory to hear ove lidea being sick but i hope by the time this reaches you that she may be well a gain i am stil at the old place and stil boarding at varners you wanted to know how i was getting a long and how mutch i was making a day i cant tell you exactly what i am making a day until i finish the well but i am doing better than working by the day if i have good luck i will finish it in two weeks more and if i can get / a nother contract i will take it you need not loock for me until you see me coming for it is very unsirtin when i will get home unless something hapens at home i would ove liked very well to ove come home on the fourth but it is impossible for me to go now but i supose they people can do without me down their Dan Shearer left here for home a fiew days a go i sent with him for my light coat you will please give it to him also my flannel shirt varners folks are all well let me know was was going on in that part on the fourth the next letter you write as i have to go to work at twhelve oclock i will have to close hoping to hear from you soon and to hear ove you all being in good health

                                                           

yours very truly

Abram Kipp

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