Union, Cass Co. Michⁿ June the 24/74

 

            Dear Children & my Dear Artey

Although I feel very weak & feble this morning I will try to scrible a few lines to you; I feel very feble this morning cough much I spent 3 weeks with Elen & Henrey they are well, but the water gave me the go quick, so I had to leve for Fields Cyrus fetched me to Porter last Sunday I will leve here in a few days again for L Markley & Rinks &c no stay here I must come & see the Boys sometimes. Elen intends to moove to her Fathers in August or Sept, after harvest, Dora, to keep house for her Bro Lester Wiener

 

I was to Elkhart last Saturday to see Jn Schlere, he will not go to Ludington till 13^th of Sept^r. My coming out to see you will have to be delayed some on account of my poor health & money. it cost me 4 to go & come &c to Elens.

 

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while at Elens I was stuned by lightning it struck a post in front of the house & I was seting in the dore & it open 6 rod from where I was seting I did not fall from the chair, but it has had a bad efect on me I am feble since I cant write much more to week & feble

 

Pleas write soon & often to me Bristol fields

 

Pleas send the Rec^d if you posibly can it will be a great help to me

 

inclosed is some stamps for it

 

I have just tryed to eat some diner but it would not go. Got to coughing & had a severe coughing spell, feel some better but feble. Extreams of heat & cold affect me very much. it is very warm perhaps I may get a little better, if so I will make my personal apearence in your home. I must close hope you will write soon to me Bristol & fields

 

Give my love to all till I see you

 

Shlafe wole Artey,         

                                

Your affect

Father W^m Albright

 

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Artey be a good boy & I will try to come out & help you pick black berrys

 

Dr S Steve & boys are well

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