Belvedere, Illinois
May 14, 1856
Dear John,
I hasten to acknowledge receipt of your letters for fear
that you already think me ___ remiss in the performance of my duty for allowing
so long a time to elapse without writing to you, but you will pardon all delinquencies,
I trust, when I assure you that it was not for want of inclination, but of ___
which occasioned the delay.
A young man by the name of Brady got hurt very bad in the
shop week ago last Friday as a board flew back after the saw and struck him in
the stomach, and he has been in bed since. He is getting better now. I sleep on
the floor near by him every night as he prefers me for all others.
I sent a letter to Robert George the same day that you wrote
to me. I beg of him to wait a few weeks
for his money according to your request, and mailed the letter you sent me to
him at the same time. By the way, I wrote to Mr. Lambert. I asked him to wait a few days while I should
get this job done that I now have on hand, and then I should send him the money,
at least some of it, if not all. You
stated that he wrote to me; I haven’t had any letters from anyone last week, only
from you. I have had three __ posts to turn
and I have two more to turn tomorrow, only they are pine. They would pay very well. I think by and by I shall do very well down
here. I wish you could sell out in your
shop and go somewhere else to start some other business for yourself which
would pay better than cabinet work. I
would like to see you down here very much to see me and to see how you like the
place.
I would like you to come down ____________ if you do, send a
let me know what day so that I might let you know when the planer runs.
I was very glad to hear that you heard from home and that
they are all well. If James comes to New
York I hope he won’t come here to me. I suppose
he’s hard enough of the sea and would like to come back to work for $2 a day
instead of staying there for $2 per day (some difference out there) the same as
I had to in Leconbe [?].
I shall write to Elizabeth next time as I promised to when
at Rockford. You had better not buy you
a storm coat this summer. I have one
here which I shall make a present to you.
I shall send you as soon as I can get an opportunity. Give my kind respects to Elizabeth and the
children. Here are some kisses for
them. o o o o o o o o o o o o o o They are small but just as good.
Yours affectionately,
Edwin
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