Barnesvill       oh

November 24 1867

 

Dear Julia

We received your kind letter yesterday afternoon was glad to hear you were all in sutch good life and sutch a beautiful babe glad to hear your mother is getting along so well and very mutch pleased i made my escape did you comfort your mother and advise her as you said you would

 

i like the name very mutch corea says she is coming up to see granmar criswell she has black eyes corea has black is well and speaks often of coming up to see granpar and moly well we had a weding across the street this morning at James fowlers sarah and lizzer elens brother ike shotwell fowler widower with three children was maried at the wringing of the first church bell and have just started to church

 

well i had a prety good time getting home corea was a little sick but did not vomit any the western bound train was an / hour late so i met will at cambridge Rufus told the bagage master to put of my bagage at Jonesvill and a gentleman of the train took the things with him in the hack took them way down the miskingaom now they were thrown on through a mistake by the hack driver did not get them untill thursday night Rufus came home with them i began to think they were gone up the spout

 

Frank wells is coming up as soon as mell gets gets ready to come with her i would like very mutch to see the sweet little girl i guess i will wait till you Mr chriswell comes down if she keeps improving she will soon be able to pay us a viset i am in hopes Dont hury yourself two mutch about these things i know you have a busy time and so delighted with your beautiful little girl how is Mrs more and Mrs condod are they well Frank wells with myself sends our love to you your mother and family and all inquiring friends

your true friend R lane

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