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4 thou hast? illegible me. This said a card was mailed upon a conspicuous place and directed to Mrs. Goodrich, Dubuque Iowa
and two three cent stamps placed on it as it was over weight then pushing it into the current we watched it a few minutes
as it sailed away now appearing and now lost as it passed the willows upon the bank then we again placed our old companion
packs, and soberly marched away with illegible steps through the tall grass like good illegible with his illegible when illegible
upon illegible illegible coach. After a very wearisome walk over wet places and fallen trees we reached the house where I
now write we did not intend to stop here but only called for our fifth meal as we wished to make a fair average; but the old
lady of the mansion gave us so good a wel- come that we entered and she made us supper. She has invited us to stay all night.
She, we had observed from the first 1 Farm house near Wrights Ferry July 9th /63 Dear Friend Emily We started in good
spirits again this morning with our long oars manufactured by our hatc illegible , we soon applied them to our little boat
and soon were again at the mouth of the Wisconsin which came tumbling down illegible and restless as ever - ah each pull of
the oars our little fairy almost leaps from the waters but we are now in the very midst of the boiling waters we shook to
this side-now to that making very acute angles, and almost capszing several times - again we pull harder than ever - again
are baffled we are drenched thoroughly with streaming sweat, but we have strength remaining and have already conquered fifteen
or twenty rods the com illegible is prolonged illegible splashing