Chicago, April 10th, 1864
Dear John,
I received you letter some time and was just asking Frances
if I have answered it or not. But I am
of the opinion that I hadn’t. However,
it no matter, I am very apt to forget such things now-a-days and so you must
excuse me.
I wrote a letter home two weeks ago today. I should send a little money home, if gold
was not so high. It takes a pile of
money to get a little and of course I thought it would be better for me to wait
and send this summer sometime.
I think I told you of my resawing machine. Since then I have got up the frame, but not
the machinery. It will take some time yet before I shall have it done. I don’t have time but to do a little at a
time and consequently it takes time to accomplish my ideas. I should like very much to have you here to
draught for me and, by the way, what have you done with those draughting [sic]
tools that you had. If you have no use
for them I should like to borrow them or buy them either.
I have had some idea of late to send you some money to buy
some land, but perhaps I could not hold it without making some improvement s on
it. You will please make some
enquiries. It will not be until fall before
I should be able to do so.
I have been to Belvidere last week, that is last Sunday, and
I had all my stuff that I had left there shipped to Chicago. I think of selling my shop or taking it down
and bringing it here on the car. That
would cost something.
Hattie wants me to send her love to her cousin. She is getting along very nicely now and
hopes that you are all well. She is very
much intersected in coming out to Minnesota.
Frances will write to you about this.
From yours truly,
Edwin
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