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May 31 '64 Mrs A H Rice dear maddum I have the plesher of saying to you that all is in good helth except Buck he has had a short attact of newmone but is giting abought & James Mariah she war tacon with convulchon fits last sunday had 3 from 12 oclock tel sun dun I sent for the Docktor & after bleeding tel she fanted she has had no more I wente up to Tupelow in surch of the pony but when I got thare thay war gon to Montevalla Ala thay onleay stade 2 nights & day at the camp whear thay started to when I was thar but sence I got home I have heard that thay war audred back agan I made an arangement with a ould gentel man that if thay came back thar to rite to me he sade he new the smart of hit as thay treted him the same wa all well at the lower place the wheat will soon be redday to cut & not hurt by rust yet hit is out of danger nough I will son be over the crop the seond time & am leving hit in fine fix we ar neding rane the gardin peas ar but up so that we had nothing of the kind to sende to you this time I sende one bucket of butter you will find inclosed a litter that I tacon out of the ofis yearterday I am much grattefide to git your papers & hope thay will continyear to cum as I am allwase glad to hear the nuse