Chattnooga Apr 2
	     Dear Sister
		I now take
this opportunity to rite
you a few lines
to let you know
that i recd your
letters about the box
that you sent to me
but the box has
not arived yet
and so i thought
that i would not
wait any longer
to answer your letter
i saw Jack Crowell
this morning for
the first time since
he came down here
he came in febuary

his mother rote to
me that he was
here and i looked
for him more than
a little and he has
been right in sight
all of the while
and i hapend to
find a man in
the ninth mishigan
that new whare he
was and he went
with me i have been
well since i rote
before juel is coming
home a vetron this
week and i am
going to send John
Mcombers knife with
him and he will 
leave it to stantons

or to matts or to
your house and
i want you to
send it to Mcomber
i bought his port
folo and will send
that with him to 
and you can give
that to him and
his Diray that dick 
fisk has got if juel
cant fetch them
i will let Jack
bring them nex
week for he is coming
back and he will
leave them to [dolphs?]
you rote that you
had not let my
money yet you
can tell matt

to let it six months
or a year with good
security if you dont
want to use it
before if you do
you can use it
and if gordon
can pay the rest
he oes me i would
like it but you
need not send it
to me for i dont
want it here but
would like for him
to pay it to you
you can have
matt let that
money so it will 
become due when
your morgage does
so you can have it

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Direct as before

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	this sheet is full
so good by to Cate
fron   Sol