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Ann Larimer letters to husband John, February-July 1865

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Queen City   June 22nd, 1865 Dear Husband,
I see your letters to day written the 12th & 14th of the month. I was dissappointed & still I kneed not have been, for it seems to be our luck. I was so in hope that the next letter you wrote would be at St. Louis. John, what is the truth with you? are you trying to blind me as regards to your health? the last to letters that I have recieved from you, you said in each one that you was not well. I fere that there is something serious with you. my dear husband, take care of your health, certainly it cannot be that you have staid your time so near out & them not be permitted to come home. I still think that you will be home this summer. I have never expected you home by the 4th of July. It seemes like old times to get good, long letters from you again. I came over to Harden's one week ago to day to pick up my wood. I had 7 lb. from two sheep, the lambs look well. It rained all last week so that I could not do any thing. I intended to have been home before this. I expect to go home on the buck board in the morning. I came down here wednesday. Clara got up very fast, she is not well you, or is cross & fretfull, I don't know whitch. The chilldren have been exposed to the french measels, as Nan has them now. Wills came home one week ago tomorrow, took them all by surprise, he could not stand the trip. Ellis was well when he left him, which was [180] mile this side of [Denver]. Wills will help Father this summer, what little he is able to do on the farm, we have had very heavy rain

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Queen City June 22nd, 1865 Dear Husband, I see your letters to day written the 12th & 14th of the month. I was dissappointed & still I kneed not have been, for it seems to be our luck. I was so in hope that the next letter you wrote would be at St. Louis. John, what is the truth with you? are you trying to blind me as regards to your health? the last to letters that I have recieved from you, you said in each one that you was not well. I fere that there is something serious with you. my dear husband, take care of your health, certainly it cannot be that you have staid your time so near out & them not be permitted to come home. I still think that you will be home this summer. I have never expected you home by the 4th of July. It seemes like old times to get good, long letters from you again. I came over to Harden's one week ago to day to pick up my wood. I had 7 lb. from two sheep, the lambs look well. It rained all last week so that I could not do any thing. I intended to have been home before this. I expect to go home on the buck board in the morning. I came down here wednesday. Clara got up very fast, she is not well you, or is cross & fretfull, I don't know whitch. The chilldren have been exposed to the french measels, as Nan has them now. Wills came home one week ago tomorrow, took them all by surprise, he could not stand the trip. Ellis was well when he left him, which was [180] mile this side of [Denver]. Wills will help Father this summer, what little he is able to do on the farm, we have had very heavy rain