I hope you will excuse me for not answering your letter of the 7th of Oct., sooner. I have had so little time to write, and when I expected to have been able to send you the money this week.
Money is so hard to get here.
We have now near 40 dollars. I will send it to you next Sunday so you may look out for it. I may be able to send some fifty dollars. John has collected some ten dollars all ready this last week which he sends to you besides some he made last month. The family are all very anxious for you to come home.