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that subject and send it to you and the Docs
may do as he may think proper in the premises
You say that you think of coming down to
Egypt about Christmas I say come along and
see us,, you can come to St,, Louis and from
there to Salem and when you get to Salem
you will find our Friend Ray Keeping Public
House on one corner of the Public Square and
his door will be open to the old Doctr with
a heaty welcome &c - it is now said that the
cars will be runnig on the Ills Central R Road
by the 1st day of Jany from one end to the other
and if so you can come to the Crossings and then
to Salem by Rail way &c the Cars are now
Running from the Crossing to Cairo daily
on the Ills. C. R Road &c,,, I had the misfortune
to loose my Trunk while on my way to meet
the delegate's to attend the National Cattle
Show at Springfield O and did not have the
pleasure of Going to Ohio to attend that Grate
festaval &c - I did not recover my Trunk
untill last friday and then I found it at
Bloomington I went from here all the way to
Chicago in surch of It[underlined] and finely found it
in Bloomington,, while on Rout I see our
friend "Frances" & Arney ofBloomington and wont
liked to of seen the Doct if I had of had
Time &c, but the Old Doct must come down
and see me &c. I was in Chicago Two days last
week.. Prest Brown & Mr Arney Bought some
stock at Springfield Ohio.. I saw the Cattle and
they were fine.. I will Try to be in Spring field
Ills to our Election in Jany.. Pleas think over
the matter of haveing the State fare in Egypt nex