Topeka Kan.  Apr. 19/78



My Dear Mother:



I am thinking it has been some time since I have written to you but I have been continually

thinking about you.  I sent on your pension papers as soon as I recieved them.  I have not heard

from them except that they sent me on a blank oath of allegiance to sign before they would

recognise me as your attorney.  I do not know how long it will be before I hear from it.  I have

not yet heard any thing from Elder Br[..]ham.  I wrote again today.  J[..] Bellows sent me an

affidavit of Dr. Richardson.  If I cannot get an affidavit from Elder Br[..]ham I shall have to have

affidavits from two jur[..] who were present at your marriage.  Aunt Katie and Uncle [...] were

present I suppose but are there any two living that are not related to you?



We are having very nice weather.  The season is very forward. [...] trees have been out of blook

for a long time.  Wheat is almost [...] out now and never looked finer in the world.



I hope to be with you before long.  I want to see you very badly.  It seems to me too bad for you

to live without me.



I do not suppose that any one could be better cared for by any one than you are by Katie.  It

seems almost too bad for the poor girl to be tied down as she is.  I hope you will feel well this

spring and [...] while to enjoy your pension when you get it.  The first payment will be done in

June but it is doubtful if you will get your certificate then.



Things are getting on very well here now--perhaps never better.  The State is filling up faster than

ever before.  The [railroads?] can hardly bring the immigrants in as fast they want to come.  But

the state is so large that it will take some time before the immigration will be felt in the rise of

property in the state at large.



I am quite well and will write you soon.



With Much [...]



Charlie