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1 Portage Wis. Feb. 24th /91 Dear brother John Your letter was received yesterday morning and your check for one hundred
dollars in the evening, I am very grateful for your kindnest and thank you heartily, I had not thought of your sending me
any thing of present for as long as things continue as they are we manage to keep things going, so I will for the present
put this money in David s keeping and should a time of need come to me again I shall have it to draw upon. My dear brother
this is no small favor and when the time comes that we 02068