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Gowanda Jan 17th 1855 Dear Cousin If [illegible] has not written you lately, you will not wonder what I am doing in Va. Now dont be in a hurry and I will tell you presently. I have your letter before me but as it is not dated I can imagine it was written but a short time ago, and consequently this is written in due time. Now friend Robert you asked some hard questions in your letter but I will try to answer some of them. In regard to the buy you spoke of, I can only say I dont know what buy you mean, without it is [illegible] - buy. As to the Engineering corps. the expenses too of tin Equal or Exceed

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the wages. Some of the boys on the road who received the best pay except the first assistant received money from home to pay their expences. This is knowing the dark side of the picture. I know, but it costs a person a great large amount of money to live a year, running about as an Engineer to say nothing about the habits he has a chance to contract in the company you usually find in an Engineer's office. There are some very fun [illegible]erate follows among Engineers, Contractors, and Foreman but they are in the Minority. Wilber is married. He is married Miss M.A. Bull of Dowayiae she is a very fine woman. Now all to what I intend to do to gain a living. Now I am trying to earn some money and when I do I think quite seriously of studying medicine.

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I am glad Major is well. How does he behave himself in the harness and under the saddle? I would like to gallop him across the prairie once more. Will he allow you to shoot while in the saddle? We are having some very pleasant weather just now. It's as pleasant and May! It is very much such weather as we had at Northfield while I was with you, only a trifle colder. The people have not harvested their corn yet. They will harvest as they want it to use. Their wheat look well. Write soon and direct to Cologne, Mason Co. Va, With my last wishes to you all I remain Yours truly Robert Kennicot: J.W. Kennicott

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