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I received your letter of July 12 direct to Mariposa P. O.
at the same time I got my letters forwarded from
Marysville in all six. So you see I had some thing of a
feast of reading. The story by Mrs Hopkins was verry [very] effectery
rendered still more so by the brackets designating various
parts undoubtedly from your own hand. I expect another
letter tomorrow, in that we shall learn respecting Sister
Oatmans health, also further about poor daughter
Clarra I fear she has been suffered to go too long but
I always hoped she would outgrow the infirmity
but my dear wife do the best you can for her brother
J W Feu shall be compensated for his kindness
towards her if my life and health is spared. My sin-
cere respects to him and Sister Kate I shall give
them a call on my way home. how long well till
the first conveyance is ready to leave for Joliet --
you wish me to recommend some jintleman [gentleman] to take
charge of your farm. Well Madam I am quite well
acquainted with a man that will most probably suit
in many respects he is thoroughly inured to hardship
and toil with an iron bound constitution and good
habits save his peculiar whims and strange notions
he prefers to do his own cooking and washing and patching
and has been so long acustomed [accustomed] to sleeping on the grond [ground]
out under the spreading branches of a tree that you will
find it quite dificult [difficult] to civalize [civilize] him and how he would
do to take charge of an amiable woman and affectionate
children I cant [can't] say -- for most certainly he has not embraced
or imprinted a Kiss on any human being since March
27 - 1850, but I will forward him as soon a circumstance
will permit and I hope you will receive him with all the
affection due to your wandering exile husband

To my own Dear Margaret

R J Boylan