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1869
Sandwich Oct 28th

Dear Madam Anneke.
I get very tired, for I have been working hard, but it rests me to think of you, & lean on your truthfulness and earnestness. I meant to come to your house the day before I started & say good bye, but I am always so busy the day before I start. I spoke last Tuesday in Sandwich to a good audience. Wednesday in Newark to a still better---Thursday I was to speak in Earl but so few came out that I did not speak. Saturday in Plano. Tuesday I had a debate in sandwich with a prominent