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to exist. Our State is indeed a favored one. I wish that I were more worthy of being her Chief Magistrate.

We are all in good health. My wife and Anna Maria, Philip and his family. Business has been good with Philip this Season, and with good prospects ahead we ahve in our business relations cause for cheerfulness.

I think when I was home I told you about my Quartz mine. We anticipate it will pay better this winter than ever before. It is likely to prove very valuable.

Of course my brothers share in this as they will always in any prosperity with which I may be blessed. My affection for my brothers instead of being weakened by time and separation seems to grow stronger. I hope the time will come when we can be reunited so far as life will permit. By and by I trust this may be brought about though I do not forget the loss of