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Jackson Ill Feb 23 1858 My Dear Doctor I should hence answered yours of Feb 1, before this, but I counted to get that ten dollars which please find enclosed. I would not know how to spare it for I am [illegible] & [illegible] every day and getting nothing; but I was really afraid from your account that your necessities might be even greater than mine, so I want to get it. I want the trees and apple trees as prepaid shipped [undelined 2 words] vice Decatur( unless otherwise ordered) assoon as it will possibly do -(I wish all of the sorts you have not, you very best in an equal proportionsof which you

written inthe lefgt margin would like a for [illegible] scions-kept cool or theywill start[illegible] the trees arrivea also a tree or 2

deem the next best winter apples for our Solitude Rhadolfeleics you thinks that be will pursue the same business through next summer & if he should he feels anxious that the trees should do[underlined] so well & suit [underlined]so well that he can sell for you a large lot for next year which I have no doubt will be the factWe all look as blue here as picked pidgeons for want of money now- but hope our beef in March will bring it in tous. Do drop me a line on receipt of this & let me know how you all are-I had almost forgotto say that our youngest 2 years old "Fredy" has beendreadfully

sick-had scarlet fever then. seeing fever, then bowel complaint- head com= =plaint convulsions,and about every other terrible thing all together- For 2 weeks I did not take any clothes off & we all feared & many felt sure he would die- But he has got much better- This so [illegible] my [illegible] and feelings for some three weeks [illegible] that I forgot all about trees & money & neglected my business entirely- He is the youngest- very bright for [underlined 2 words] our stock-and a great feet with everybody about--- Dr Adams watched him with a months care night & day or he [underlined] would have died. I believe- & he says he should

have had no hope of living had he not discovered in him such a wonderful power of enduranceI hope yours are all well & that you are still improving. We should be glad indeed now to see you Yourd truly J.B. Tareen

P.S. If I was not a man of great [underlined]ceremony and exceedingly [underlined] punctitious as you know - I would not stop to say, that all of ours, Mary & all, even wish to be[illegible] to theirs, old friends the "old Doctor- for you know that already- Dont you think Mary is beginning already to think about going up to see you- she so much wants to know how you do & see your [illegible] & folksThank you uncle for your efforts for the Morville Bill keep striking whenever can- as above J. B.