s that
all. Dr. when you find time I would be delighted to have a word
from the good old home state. Wife join me in sending love you
and yours.

I am your friend and patient.

DAYTON, OHIO, 7/22/17.

_My dear pastor and wife:_ I reed your letter was Glad to hear
from you I am do find hope the same for you I am send you some
money for my back salary I will send you some more the 5 of Sept
next month Give love to all of the member of church I will be
home on a visit in Oct are early so pray for me write to me I
would have wrote to you but I didnot no just what to say all of
the people leaves Go to place up East that I did not no weather
are not you care to hear from me are not so I am glad you think
of me. Mr. O---- write me was going to take out life insurance
with him but he would not send me the paper so I just let it Go
as I guess he did not class me with himself I am mak $70 month at
this hotel and then not work hard.

PARIS, ILL., 11/7/17.

REV. ----,
Union Springs, Ala.

_My dear old friend:_ Yours of a few days ago has been received
and in reply I can only say that I was only too glad to hear from
you and to know that you are having such great success in your
farming as well as church work since I dont farm I know that my
Kmza joys will be made from a box fresh from your farm.

We are still well and happy glad to say and doing about as well
as can be expected. We have had some heavy snows this fall, but
the last four days have been like summer.

How is the conscription, high cost of living and now high cost of
postage serving you? It is giving me more trouble than I want.
One hundred of my men are gone to Texas and we feel that if Uncle
Sam doesn't come down they will have to go to France and from the
battle fields to the grave yards as the Germans are still on the
job and playing havoc.

I am to preach the Thanksgiving Sermon for the Union Services
this year. At this service all of the churches of the city come
together, both white and colored. I also recd. a notice of being
elected to preach the Annual Sermon for the Dist. Grand Lodge K
of P. in May of next year. Son pray for me for these are no
small gatherings, no little honors. How would