I again set down to write

you a few liens hoping you are all well I have not received a letter from you for some time the mail comes in to morrow morning and I then hope to hear from you Cal Karns wife has writen to him that the money we sent has come to hand I hope you have Received yours and have Bought that Land. Malvina I ame going to try to get home to see you as soon as we are paid off again the pay is due us at this time we may get paid in a week or so and it may be a month or more. Rest asured I will come if I can but keepe it to your selfe for it may be I will not get off my health is good at present as I write at this time it is about ten oclock at night I ame seting alone in my little Cabin a Cloth hung up for a door and a puncheon floor of logs split in two. I built a little Brick Chimney whitch is a very usefull thing in a house one of the Boys have made me a nice little table to write on my furniture consists of a table one chair and cot one trunk and little looking glass I have got about twenty guns in one corner and several Boxes of Amunition close by and a lot of papers and Books on a shelfe and several other articles to tedious to mention

 

My dearest one I hope I will get to see you before maney weeks and how I long to see my little ons again I often wonder if Ella would know me I expect not Sam or Will would very quick I know / your most devoted husband

                                                                        S J Keller

to Mrs M E Keller

 

 

Malvina never write your

own name Mrs Just Malvina E Keller

                                    Sam

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