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and tending to the lumber
that will be plesant work
although rather hard.

I am in the store now for a
few days perhaps you will see
Father at your place in a few days
he will go if the business will
allow, it is rather necessary for
him to go if it is possible.

The weather is very fine now
clear and bright the nights
are very cold and clear dark (this last night)

I have just recd a letter from
that best of all girls Bell it
is full of all good things she
is a noble girl so is Kelly you lost
a great deal in not seeing them
this summer but I hope you will
go south in a few years the sooner
the better. What are you driving
at now? please write to me often
so that I may know what's go-
ing on at your house there is
lots of parties &c here two or three
every week there has been seven
wedings here within the past
two or three weeks. There is a
debateing school - writing school
and a dancing school the last
not begun yet, I suppose you
are death in that.

I have been all day writing
this at odd spells as I could
get them. Every body well at
our house. Poor old Aunt Hill
is now very sick we have fears
for her life Mother is just going
down now, she sends love

Write a little quicker than
I have.
Good bye
Wm. Welch

R.W. Kennicott)