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2 and read a great deal about California he thinks that is the Goshen? of the United States but where he will go I do
not know he is much dissatisfied with our present home he is very busy just now in making a garden and straightening up things
generally. Last week we had a letter from John and he seems very happy and contented You will be surprised to know that Hickory
Hill is again sold, John C has sold deleted: It it to the Catholic illegible that brought illegible illegible 3 farm
some years ago David Galloway has bought a handsome 200 Do illegible organ for Anna, and brings her to Portage once a week
for her music lesson. Joanna will teach in the 2d illegible school this summer she has been teaching there for some time Anna
is at home this summer. The girls seem to like the idea of going to California and will go with their father if he will take
them but they decided that they would not go with him to England