Letter to Clara Martisha Woodruff Beebe, 11 May 1887
My dear Clara,
I recieved your letter of May 1st—and 4th & I don't
know whether I wrote to you on the eitghth or not I think I did. I sent
you an order to pay for your letters up to number ten, $2.50 that was
in figures and to-day I have sent word to Brother Jaques to give you
and your mother $20 cash on the coop. I sent the $18.20 to you so you
may begin to get ready for the weding. I will do what I can as you need
and as I can get means. I got a letter from Ovando a few days ago and
answer it. I should be very glad to see you and Ovando and your mother
come to this country. It seems a long time to be alone without any of my
family.
Nellie's children have all been quite sick and so has
she. Henriy wrote to me telling of eleven children diying of the same desease
I think our family have been much blest to be preserved
when so many have died with Diptheria and so many other deseases. I re-
member well when you had it the first time, you came near dying. I shall
nevere forget your words when you were in such distress in your sickness
it seems I thought you would have to die, you lokoked me in the face in a
pithiful manner and said, "Oh Papa can't you help me?", and all I could do
