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4 who died that we might live. John, pray for me and my family, that we may all be sharers in that great salvation. Mr Radclif
has left this town to preach at De Soto, a town upon the river north of here. Not many tears shed about his depart- ture.
I went over to McGregor last Sabbath and heard the Baptist minister, Mr. Moor -- liked him very well. I must close. Little
Fannie is sitting by the side of me trying to get hold of my paper. She sends you a great many kisses, and says she wishes
John would come back again. Write soon Ever your true friend, F. N. Pelton 00259 1 Prairie du Chin, Feb. 3d, '61 Well
John, I really ought to be ashamed not to have answered your kind letter before this time - but be assured it is not because
I had forgotten to do so. I intended to have done so, a week ago, but for some reason I have not found myself with pen in
hand, until now. Your name has been mentioned almost every day since you left. We were really lonely without you -- by we
I mean those of us who used to sit in the little sitting room around the writing desk.