Chicago, Ill.
April 24, 1878
Dear Father,
I received a letter and the order a week last Friday, but
was not feeling well enough to come when you said & was not ready. Rather I have been anxious not hearing from
home since I wrote a week last Thursday, but have not had an answer yet.
I have been feeling better than I have been for the last two
days. It has rained for the last four days so I have not been able to go
out. My things are at C’s yet. Richard brought one dress with my kee [sic] in that.
I wrote to him about Aunt C. It
__ discouraged so she has not been up. I
have not been able to get the money so Uncle Edwin took the order yesterday to
get the money & get my ticket. I
signed my name on the back and Uncle Edwin he said he could get it. I will write as soon as I am ready to start.
Aunt Frances got word from her sister Jenie that she was not
expected to live so she went this afternoon & Winnie & Freddie.
Hattie had a vacation this week but next week I will be
alone in daytime if I am not able to come, which I hope I may. It raining so much it makes my rheumatism
worse. Aunt went in the rain.
There was a man here the other day that said that doctors
were giving ammonia for rheumatism and it proves a cure. Take six drops in a teaspoon full of water
& take it three times a day. I took
it one morning to taste but it burns so I am afraid of it. It may
be a cure but I would like to know if it would hurt me inwardly or not.
Uncle Edwin has two cherry trees in full blossom. I hardly
think I will start before you answer this letter as I see now it looks as if it
was going rain another night. I [want] you
to know when I start & be there for
I won’t know where to go & besides I can’t walk far .
I must close now .
Uncle has just come to supper.
FYA,
Daughter
PS – You make think it strange me write with a bad
pencil but we can’t find the ink. Hattie
nor I. Freddie has hid it
somewhere. Hattie is going to take it
over to one of the neighbors and direct it.
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