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She wants to see you all very bad Sometimes I will
be talking about you all and the [tears?] will come
in her eyes tell John I am very sorry that I did
not see him before I started [?] tell father I wish
to see him very much but as I cant see him now
he must write to mee I will write him A letter
Shortly Virginia has grown very much since I left home
William very often will say mother when is my aunt
Sarah and aunt Louisa and grandpa and uncle John
and little betty tell billy Jane little [betty?] is the
sweatest little girl she ever see she is allways running
about at play she is A very sensible little girl Dear
sister the first thing you do when you recieve this write
to mee how you are and where you all are liveing I very
often times think and dream of you all tell John and louisa
to try [?] study [?] and smart they can be tell them thay
must write to mee you mus write whether you have heard
from uncle Peter [or not?] thomas has A [fine?] [son?] [born?] the 7th
july they call him [samuel?] [chapian?] I have nothing [......?]