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20 them, not out of ambishonambition [sic], but to keep one or more on the road all the time. My health at present is not so good; for three weeks past I am somewhat put to it to breathe, mostly nights, and sometimes feel as though death was at the doredoor [sic]. I feel as though God was very mersofullmerciful [sic] to keep such a great sinner on probation so long. I ask all of you to pray more earnestly for the salvation of my soul than for the life of my body, and that I may give myself and all I have up to Christ, and honerhonor [sic] him by a sacrafisesacrifice [sic] of all we have.

I think that the moovmentsmovements [sic] of Congress will prevent an invasion of your rights; they have voted to send to Kansas to investigate the situation [and] elections. I think of clipping from some papers some short Acts of Congress and incloseenclose [sic] them in a private letters and send them to you. I think I shall have them very regular. I wrote Mr. Giddeons ["Giddings" in John Brown's hand written over this name] about 3 weeks ago to send me the debatsdebates [sic] and Acts of Congress on the subjects of Kansas from time to time. He was at home then sick, but has now returned to Con [in John Brown's hand "Washington" is written in before "Con"] and the papers begin to come.

Friends are midlingmiddling [sic] well as far as I know. I am now at Edward's; it is rather a cold, stormy day. We have had a remarkable cold, snowesnowy [sic] winter, and the snow is mostly on the ground now. We have 3 only plesentpleasant [sic] dayesdays [sic] this week, but have had no rain through the winter. I consider all of my Children at Kansas as one FamelyFamily [sic], and hope you will take turns in writeingwriting [sic]. They are midlingmiddling [sic] well at Edward's, and wish to be remembered.

Your unfaithful Parent,

N. B. 28th. After writing the above, Edward had a paper from which we clipt the within.