Gt. Barrington Feb 4^th 1863

 

Dear Brother yours came in due time together with the money and I am truly thankful too for I needed some very much I am well as usual and full of business but am not hurried so bad but what I can visit with you if you see fit to come and I think you would be welcome at Uncles for a few days but not long for Uncle Guy is a worker and expects all to work around him but you could come and stay a week with us and go up to Benedicts and stockbridge at Aunt Olas I went there and enjoyed my self very much I just got home this morning at 6 AM after sitting up with a corpse and such a time as I had you cannot guess you will not find the Boys at home but Eddy Geo is attending school at the village and William is teaching but come next week for I want to see you

no time this time                     Silas Swift

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