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Prairie City Ill

May 18 1860

Mr J A Kennicott

Dear Sir

I sent you
by mail Some days Since $20,00
to Square the old a/c or as much
of it as that amt would do
I have Since got a little uneasy
about it fearing that it might
get Lost on the way please write
me immediately upon this arrival
and inform me whether it has
yet arrived

We have had had a very dry Season
So far and if we can judge any
thing of the future by the present
it will be likely to remain so. If
we do not have rain Soon we will
not have half a crop of anything
not even of corn which is our
main Stand by - also a great

[written down right margin: Bobs letter to Bruno in P. Farmer is good]