Chicago, May 29th, 1864
Dear John,
Since I received your letter I have received two from father
& mother and one for you. It costs
money to get letters now-a-days . One
of them cost 84 cts and the other 41 cts.
But still, there were four letters in one of them; two for you and two
for me. I presume you will be glad to
hear from Elizabeth brother one more.
Father wrote to me bad in the spring about sending for Sharlot’s boy who
is now in his 14th year, and it appears that he is a good scholar
besides being a very good boy. And now
that I have made up my mind to send for him, father says that sister Harriet
wants to come too. Well, in regard to
her I don’t think that I could do all this at present. And father says she is about going wild in regard
to coming out. And now it might be that
she could be of some service to you in your family. But as for us we have but our little Hattie
left us and, of course, I don’t think that it would be very good policy for me
to take us here with us yet awhile. It would
be a great responsibility put on me to take care of two where we have had so
much trouble for the past year. If I was
to figure up my expense for the year and give you the figures it would seem to
you as almost impossible , but this place is no place at all for a family to be
taken for sickness just as we was at the hotel, and finally of all to lose our
fine little Rienfrew. But for all this I
would go for ten times that expense if I once thought or had the least idea that
he was going to get well. But, no, God
saw fit to take him away for us, and it, all this, was to no avail . And now I am in hopes that we may have got over
the worst of our trouble under all these circumstances. I think perhaps it would be better for me not
to send for her without you could take her.
I don’t think I would like to have her work out for her living and I
presume you wouldn’t . I shall leave
this to your consideration and you can let me know what you think about
it. I shall send for Richard as soon as
can conveniently.
We all unite in love to you all , hoping that this will find
you all well.
From yours truly,
Edwin
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