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I shal [shall] come home sometime in the
spring proberbly [probably] as soon as June though
I cant [can't] tel [tell] the exact time now but I wil [will]
litt [let] you know as we write from time
to time, and I meant you should keep
sharp lookout for the ghales [gals] as you
know I have got no time to fool away
as I am now a youth of thirty sumers [summers]
and when you write again tel [tell] me who
is in the market and how you think
I would take if you think I wil [will] run hard
I can take one withe [with] me but there some expense
attending an operation of that kind
and I should like to save the frate ferever [forever]
it ant [isn't] every ghal [gal] yer [you] meet that is worth
the frate write how Jane & Frank get
along with all of the news tel [tell] Jane and
Sarah that we are uder [under] obligation to them
for writeing [writing] so ofton [often] and it wont [won't] be long
before I shal [shall] see all of you if we dont [don't] make
to misdeal I wil [will] close as it is geting [getting] late

Please giv [give] my respects to all and take care of yurself [yourself]
yours truley [truly]

Ichabod J. Norris