Madison Wis Oct 18th Mr John Muir Esq Prairie Du Chine Dr sir I received your favor last evening and was glad to hear you
were well and had found good friends this morning finds us all well and in good Spirets and I hope this may find you the same
our friend Kerby is still with us waiting for a letter he appears to be content and says he wont? go till he does get a letter
on account of? money Moariah is still with us but will leave us tuesday send her best respets to Mr Muir Now friend Muir about
our thermometer I think I have found a man that will take hold of it with me if he can see a pattern but he is a careful kind
of a man and wants to see through the