Dis Union Cass Co. Mich. August 19/74

 

Dearest Children & my Dear Arthur

Proped in Bed

brought here from G. B. Gormans last Sunday a week ago sick, cough diarea &c down in lip &c &c

 

am geting some better but cant write much Mrs Gr… & Mrs Trout will write soon, be sure to send Mr & Mrs Grahams letter to Cora of Amenzo fields. write to linc also Mr Goins mooved to S Dibles house the 17 August. Cyrus brought Elen Henrey little Jacob & Malisa here yesterday Elen will stay with me a month & set me up in house-keeping & Henry will stay with me this winter perhaps I can sell out then; then for Mason Co. Mich. Inclosed find some stamps use them freely for me if well enough &c & I will visit at Trout Creek in October, till till O you know about it Dora /

 

O I must close give Arthur a big kiss for me & take good care of him W^m dont work too hard you ought to be at liter work, but more of this by & by

 

My Dear Daughter Dora Sing if you can & pray for me all of you. I often dream of all of you I still have hopes of seeing you all again

 

My Love to all

                        Good by Dear Children

                                                Grandpap

 

Dora & Wm libey is still my friend

Mrs Trout came to see me last

night all well

My love to Mrs Steves & all

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