Chicago
Jan. 29,
1865
Dear Brother
& Sister,
I received
your letter last Thursday. I was glad to
hear from you all but it appears that you did not get my last letter before you
wrote. But I suppose you must have
received it before this. Consequently, I
need not make any excuses here for I am sure I made enough in that.
This morning
business has given me considerable trouble in one way or other. Since I have been here I have been called on
to take charge of two other large mills here.
Mr. Goodwillie’s brother was here yesterday for the third time after me
to go and take charge of his mill, and offers me most any pay I am a mind to
ask for. I told him I could not go at
present and he offered me $25.00 to do down one day this week and fix one of
his planers. I think of going Tuesday if
I can get away to do so. And a Mr.
Stevens wants me this spring to take charge of his mill, which is one of the largest
mills in Chicago. He has an engine of a hundred
and twenty horse power in it and you can judge for yourself how much of a mill
it is. And so I had no need to without a job a great while at a time. I don’t
know but I shall think after a while that I am considerably of a smart little
man. You know that I had a good deal of
confidence in myself. Some persons say
now that I am amongst the best machinists in the west, which I don’t turn my back
to any of them on a steam engine or, in fact, anything else in shape of a
machine kind. Well, enough of this.
I had a
letter from Isaiah Jones; he used to work at Pentre Mills. His father and mother lived In that little house
opposite the mill, which you will very well remember. He got my address from Flint. He is in Leavenworth, Kansas and wants some
turners. His letter is not of much interest
or else I would send it to you, though he says that old Mr. Gardner died about
or near the first of Dec. last.
As soon as I
get a little time to go down in the city I will endeavor to comply with Elizabeth’s
request. In regard to the draft, I
suppose that I am just as liable to the draft as anyone is, but
I escaped the last one and I don’t but what I may this. But we have a society here to protect any one
from the draft by paying in to the association $25.00 and they will clear you
of the draft.
I must close
for the present in love to you all and hoping this will find you all well as I
am happy to say that this leaves us quite well.
Yours truly,
Edwin
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