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be good enough to answer us, it's been so long since we've had the pleasure of hearing from.you. I am for life, your good mother.
(Note from brother)
Dear Brother Send greetings to you, your wife,'your children, without forgetting Joseph, his wife, and Andrisine.	I would like	to know you all as well	as all of
us at the house. We are waiting	to see Andrisine for a long time.	My	dear
brother, don't be surprised that	the letter is	not well done as to	the	writing
it won't be well written because	I don't do it	very well. I'm not	use	to writing
much. I finish in sending you our best, embracing you. Your good brother, the elder.
Letter #2
Dated:: March 1, 1845
My Dear Mr.	Seaucier:	I'm a little	late writing you because I	was	waiting
,oto have my	ei4-position determined	before writing you and that my	sister
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who wasv ill	is better. XXftXXXSXXKH	I am still at my father's	house (can't
get what is	in the middle of the letter) I say the same to my
I like the work, I'm going to take a ?, I had a good crossing, I wasn't a bit sick, it took us 35 days, it wasn't cold at all on the ocean, but since I have been here the weather has been terrible, I've suffered very much from the cold I've often thought of the beautiful weather in America. My brother can't decide to leave the country. His wife, however, ?	. My brother has six children
my sister four, they are beautiful children with alot of promise. I have a little niece of seven years who reads perfectly and is starting to write. My little nephew is eight years old and well advanced, he reads and writes well.
I thought of you many times and I promise you that if I had known that it would cost me so much to be separated from you I would still be in America. I was very worried for the health of Miss Marie especially not seeing Mr. Edward arrive in New Orleans. How many times I though about her and about the cups of