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4 Duncan Sterling is not coming this year I have some idea of completing my university course and will you please do this
business for me. Send to Chicago for Loomis' University Asbro illegible for Smiths' Differential integral calculas with these
pack up my Looms' Algebra and geometry and Smiths analytical geometry also Loomes' Trigonometry I think that you will find
all of these last mentioned books in your parlor send all by express. deleted The money still in my favor after buying those
two books place in a letter, send by express If John Reid can add five or ten dollars without embarrassing himself ask him
to do so, buy Canada currency if you can Tell father Sarah that I am waiting for his letter and photograph I bid good bye
my love to all John - deleted Six or eight persons have joined the disciples here lately under the preaching of an evangelist
named B illegible 1 Trouts Mills Oct' 23d /65 Dear brother sister - I am before you again, in haste as usual with
another letter, my illegible illegible has just re- turned me to this busy wakeful world , and I suppose that the dull god
still holds the five fold family of Galloway and so you are bless with another daughter, I trust that she and her dear mother
are well. What is to be her name, not Dans' favorite I hope illegible Patrickina What does she seem to think of life, what
are Georges' observations on the matter. Well David really you must be a happiest man - happy when Anna was bestowed - happier
with Georgie, happiest with the little anonymous one deleted Mary is glad to hear of your obtaining a congenial situation
and sends her best regards, JM