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their best respects for which I am much
obliged tell Elizabeth I shall endeavour [endeavor] to
send her a lump of gold sometime this summer.
My respects to Jane Howard and tell her I shall
try and send gold enough for her ear rings [earrings].
My Compliments to Jared and Harriet tell
them I am very glad to hear they have
got a Bau Bee and I consider myself highly
honoured [honored] to stand as Uncle to him. I
am glad to hear Ira and Lib is well
and as to lib [Lib] going to dancing school
I say good on her head. I am sorry, to hear
of Grandmothers sickness but it is said
bad news never comes alome [alone]. you speak
of the Jenny Lind Excitement I wish she
was in Heaven for all the papers from the
states has nothing in them but Jenny Lind
and that keeps out all other news. you
might well expect that I would turn
Millerite when I hear of Ann and
Henery going to A Ball for I should
have just as soon expected to hear of
Father and Mother going.

I will now tell you how I am getting
Along since I came into the mines last
fall. I have not been able to do much.
I said not able but that is a mistake
for I have not been sick a day since

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A Millerite , followed preacher William Miller of New York and Ohio, who believed Jesus would return to earth during the year 1843-1844