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Dear Bob, I steal time, altho' 'tis mail-day, to scribble this short message to you. Dr Blaney has been very sick with the Cholera (in a whisper) Her - rick sat up with him one night and says he didn't expect he would live till morning. Mrs Blaney has been lately confined and as soon as they are both, all three, able that is in a week or ten days they are coming out to spend three or four days. Freer will probably come out on Saturday with Madame and stay till Monday. Asa has been quite sick but is now recovering. I went down to the cars with Nellie this am. - out of bed at 1/2 past 2 o'clock! What thinkest thou?

Poor Anna is no better. Freer is attend ing her. Dr. Will, wanted to send her home by with Nellie but those d (I had liked to have sworn) Culvers wouldn't allow her &c. I feel very weary uneasy at her staying there. They are enough to craze any one's head. - I've got such a lot to say but darsn't take the time - I only started to give you this message and here I've allowed myself to be run away with it in this manner. Uncle Will wants Fanny to drive over to "Rann's", "O", "Aux", or "Des Plaines" Sta tion for himself and me, next Saturday A.M. July 26th. We will come out in the 8 o'clock train and be at Rann's at 9 Geo Volenz, and the en gineer. careful. Adieu, Dear Bob, love to all and a thousand kind wishes from

Thine, ever Frank

Wednesday Eve. 1/2 past 8 o'c'l'k Send answer by Gibbs

If it rains very hard or is otherwise unfavorable Fanny had better not come

F.