Milwaukee Jany 23^d 1864

 

Peter Taylor

                        Dear Brother I recd yours and am glad to hear that you are all well. This is saturday afternoon and there is no school. I am writing this in the College room the Key is left so we can go in and leave when we please. I shall stay here a week or two longer If I get a chance to Keep Books or sell goods for a month or so I shall take it if not I shall come home when I get through

 

I board at a private Boarding House—have to pay $3.50 for Week

 

Hope you will have a good time at the wolf hunt

 

I suppose Mary is at Janesville at school how is she getting along/

 

How does fr Fred Cottle get along with the school

 

Enclosed I send you some of Lincolns Writing

 

Hoping this will find you all well

 

                        Your Affectionate Brother

                                    W^m Taylor

 

P.S. Write Soon

and Direct W. W. Taylor

for there is another man here by the name of W^m Taylor who got one of my letters opened it and Returned it at the Office

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