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01128 (4) next month. Maggie is there now she started a week ago, taking Johnny with her, she intended to stay two or
three weeks. she has been feeling very illegible for some time and John thought the visit would do her good. Joanna says Father
complained of so much weakness in his back and limbs that he lies in bed nearly all the time. You ask about the chances for
selling out, I can hardly tell you, illegible of us illegible has bought a farm a f illegible miles from us, the other one
thinks it better to sell his own property in Milwaukee first, and then is so much on the market just now, it is slow work.
last week David has had bills printed and put up about the town? and country, whether that will help to hurry illegible or
not, illegible to be sure, as far? as we can see it. 1 Port Hope, Wis. Feb 10th /84 Dear Brother John Yours of Jan.
14th was received gladly, and it really impressed? me to hear that you had thought of visiting us at this forsaken time of
year, rmembering that you had planned otherwise, but I assure you, your face would have been a most welcome sight, and I sincerely
hope that the next time you see an opportunity, nothing will occur to hinder you. The article you mention must I think be
the one we missed in teh book you sent us and must be an interesting one. I am very sorry indeed to know that you had to illegible
so much of your precious time searching for that illegible . I have wondered since, how many other things may be shared the
same fate,