RK-531

Sunday April 18th[?]

Dear Bob

Ive been so busy for the Last few weeks that I have not felt able to do more writing than is necessary in our Business Even to day I have been obliged to work Marking Boxes mailing on. cards & getting Ready to send three loads to town tomorow

Fan May Judge what I have to do. When I tell you that Father has not got up a single order (unless it may be a half Doz Roses) this spring - & has not tended to C Six local customers I have to Boss planting Git up orders Boss the diggers See all the Packing make Boxes Pack do & Keep all the books straight & do about half of the Entering - I have only Six men & four of them are Green Deutchers I have Tom & Laurence But the latter has all he can do to haul to Chicago - the Last Week has.

Been the Businesse Most busy - The Enbries[?] been up about $400 Total this Spring $1,6,00, About $400 of which is Exchange & money that we got long ago - I gue This does not include Charlies lot which counting what he took & what I have sent him amts to about (I suppose) $500 00 but I cannot be certain because he took up the most of them himself & we have no acounts of them I was We all wished Charlie to take whatever he wanted & I Guess that he did = he warnt at all modest - & took some of everything Understand I am not grumbling at him but only giving you information

Our Little Jack Dog is a good institution but he wont catch mice alive he "swallers em hul"

I ha can write Labels & mark Boxes Better than last Spring, But I dont improve in handwriting

Bob Dont feel hard if I dont write Major