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the Commissioner about my poor mother's death. and my father has sore eyes very badly now, he cried so much I suppose that is the reason. He has awful pain right in his forehead and I am sorry to send for David but it is indeed very necessary. If the Com. would please send the transportation money to David to buy his ticket or else buy it himself just as he pleases. he is in Great Barrington, Mass. and if he can start from there just as soon as my letter gets to Washington my father would be very thankful as it is most harvest time here and David is needed to take the whole business in hand when he comes. Father does not like

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to trust anyone else. Let me know right away please what the Com. says. I would like for David to start from where he is if it is possible. I am willing to do anything to help my poor father now so I write this letter. I help in every way now. I do all the writing for him and do house work besides. I expect to go back to H. as Miss Richards wanted me to, to take two post graduate studies and to teach also. There is not much going on here now. It is quite dull to me. I have gotten so used to the School. I was just completely lost when I came home. Noah got discouraged Mr. Farley said. I am very sorry to say that Sam'l Baxter spread some awful reports about