Undated, page 4

Now Mother a few words
to you. you are my Mother
think of that when you
are trying to decide as to
what you will do I want
you to do that which is
most pleasant for you.
I have a house built 16 X 26
one story am going to build
an addition to it have a
room for you and want
you to come and live
with me, of corse I can get
along without you but
want you here if you
think you can leave Ange
I have never done any thing
for you but now I have a
house and you can shear it
when ever you wish to. can send
you the means to come, there would
probably be 2 changes of carrs, Sedar[Cedar] Rapids
and Missouri Valey Junction

Horace & Rachael

a little deaf I learned by
others that they had two
daughters married and living
in Kansas they are there
with them in Rock P - this
winter, his is nown as the
old fisherman or wood
chopper. he make ax an pick
[helves?] he lives by the
side of the railroad and a
little North of the Plow
factory and south of the
Flouring mill, he says he
gave 250 dollars for the lot
he lives on. P went out and
som time after he went down
to his boat. I aproached
him thinking I would tell
him who I was and when
I was neere him he started
for the house I called 3 times