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2 you require I am in the heart of the mtns or I would send you 200 at once I am glad to hear that you have opened an office
now let me say to you, be cheerful hopeful. The best of physicians generally have a slow recognition of their talents many
have to go through a sort of starving period before they are known appreciated, but be stout of heart, you have many friends
will soon have more I suppose a true woman to share your joys trials labors. Brother at this distance I reach my hand to you
press it with all the warmth of co illegible ding affection say that 3 you shall never know a want that I can relieve
wherever I may roam. Remember me very kindly to your love say that I will be very happy to know her I am working hard in every
way but enjoy most of my work Sometimes operating the saw- mill Sometimes garding in the mtns. I am more more interested in
science am making may friends among the learned the good who all seem to hail me as a brother I have no fixed practical aim,
but am living in con- stant communion with Nature