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Michigan City

Jan 8th 1854

Dear Sister

I am yet in the Land of
the Liveing [Living] and enjoying good health
at the beginning of the New Year and
have no cause of Complaint neither
for myself or family although I
am utterly ignorant of how you folks
is getting along at home. I once in a
while get a Albany paper from Dyer
Sathrops Son. Day before yesterday
I saw the Knickerbocker Express
an Evening Journal and Switch
of Nov 9 in one of the papers
I regret to Learn the death of
Miss Lydia Newton and leaves me
in Suspense as to the fate of
my own folks

Christmas past off very well and
so did New Years no accidents or
fights in this place but on friday [Friday]
there was a very serious Accident.
occurred about a mile from this
place at a place called El Dorado