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Origon Ogle Co Oct 20 1858

Mr kennicott respected sir I recieved yours of the 8 and I have bin wating fore money I [had?] [oing?] to me but I have not recieved it yet Mrs [E?] McCloud is living with me and she says Doc Moody that lived with your brother William [ou's?] her a dollar and as she is heare and he is their that if you could collect it and send mee the amount in flour roots at your [ou'n?] celection and a few flour seeds you can send them by Mr sawyer if he comes out this fall and if he dont you can send them to lane station ogle county Ill if Mr S comes out thi fall and will

come to lane in steat of franklin wee will bring him from their fore his bringing my ptants my husband owns the mail rout that runs from oirgon to lane twice a week mondays and thursdays every week leaves lane at 3 oclock in the afternoon I want some chois roses and a vining rose a double one fore i have a mitchagan rose and a Damask rose so i want thoes i [tant?] got send me the dollars worth this fall and if you aire reasnible in the spring i will try to get a greater veriety i leave it to your own generousity i want plants that will live over winter Mrs EE Powell

if you Dont get the Dollar of Doc moody i will send it you as soon as i get it

i would like a dwarf flouring almond

Mr John A Kennicott West Northfield Post office cook county Illinois

[partial postmark] ORE 21 Ills.

[page turned, written] A dollar order by Sawyer