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On the cars going north near Cairo - Wednesday July 18
Dear Father
Staid at Cairo last night - hot-Hot-HOT I will stay at Jonesboro to night - At or near Centralia tomorrow night & Friday night I will go to Springfield Next week I will go to Galena a (take 3 or 4 days) & then I will go across to Chicago & go down the branch to Urbanna And go home when I get back - We had better not make that visit to Jonesboro & Cairo just yet for it is so infernal =ly hot that we could see nothing with comfort.
If some of those prize list Premiun lists are sent to me at Decatur
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(care of Mr Smith Station Capt' Decatur Station) I will get the conductors to carry them down the line & the Agents have promised to put them up at each station -
Send the Mark the Package "R.B." (Railroad Business and give it to the Station Agt at Springfield - He will send it to Smith at Decatur
I think it would be well for me to take a lot of the Premium lists & send them to all the Stations on the line - Send about (30) thirty to Decatur
Can we go out to Jacksonville & back on Saturday
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I will in all probability be in Springfield Friday night - I will be in Decatur a couple of hours Friday afternoon & will have time to get letters Dr Johns will be at home I get fine Early Harvest apples at small price
They have been shipping wheat from here for some time - Pay the farmers $1.00 per bush now
Son Bob
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