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East Montpelier 6th mo 15th 1861

Dear Mother,

I received
thy letter third day & as
the wished to hear from
us will wrtie a few
lines, we are all in
our usual health & are
getting along nicely.
Suzzie think better of
Elsie than she did before
Sh got acquainted withe
her & they appear to get
along with out any trouble.

The cheeses look as well
as anybodys for all that
I can see. The girls both
say they will Stay till
we get sick of them
so that thee need not