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rest cure., but it will rest his body and his soul. The salvation of his soul to receive the sacraments the same thing you could do. Some business and you earn something although poor Joseph is not free as you know but he seems to us (maybe they are talking about saving the soul of Josephjwho died without cnnfessing.lt seems to us that he would be saved and that he would be set free.
End of letter 6, not signed.
Letter #7
Narch 3, 1860
Mr.	Merchant
Dear
Your good mother asked me to write these few lines to you and to your wife
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about the news that you told them in the letter from your nephew, , Iv'
I will tell you then that all of yours are in good health but none of them were operated on, appears that ?. X I have that same experience ?
In a few years heaven took from me a father and a mother and five children from my sister and a few months ago a son of my brother on whom we| were counting and the one whom was in Algeria d in the service of France died.
The family begs you to send them 400 franks which will help them bufcld the little house at the bottom of the garden. They are presently staying with your godfather having been obliged to demolish the old house ?? following the floods which had so damaged it that it was no longer livable. I am going to indicate to you a sure and easy way to send them the money. It would be necessary to send them and to put it in a French bank addressed to the (government which would in turn give it to your parents. Waiting impatiently your mother,=your father, and everyone as well as your wife and your dear child all of the family. Greeting to everyone. Give my news to	,	my	nephew	ht	St.	Martinville, as well
as the others de clove of St* Elizabeth. P.S. (someone died, not clear) understood nothing that I had administered to him the night before he was suffering