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have with considerable labor & anxiety & exertion collected | have with considerable labor & anxiety & exertion collected | ||
together money & wool enough or nearly to purchase some broad cloth for | together money & wool enough or nearly to purchase some broad cloth for | ||
a " | a "Pall cloth, they think of sending to request you to get it for us 13 2 yards wide 4 cord & tassells | ||
if they do - do your best & get that which will not fade - Charles's | if they do - do your best & get that which will not fade - Charles's | ||
wedding coat which should have been a handsome coat thus 5 | wedding coat which should have been a handsome coat thus 5 | ||
years is so faded that it is all one spoil'd. | years is so faded that it is all one spoil'd. | ||
C. has sold his oxen or rather bargained them away to a Mr. Doe | C. has sold his oxen or rather bargained them away to a Mr. Doe | ||
of Ormville - lives near Mr. Keane's - for 75'00 next April - has heard | of Ormville - lives near Mr. Keane's - for 75'00 next April - has heard | ||
since that the man is not worth anything do you know anything about him. | since that the man is not worth anything do you know anything about him. | ||
He talked of going to H & Bangor this week but there is always some | He talked of going to H & Bangor this week but there is always some | ||
bad luck you know - Nelly is very lame one leg smelled very | bad luck you know - Nelly is very lame one leg smelled very | ||
bad & broke out in sores can't go a step, i.e don't take her out of the barn | bad & broke out in sores can't go a step, i.e don't take her out of the barn | ||
yesterday got in the last of his corn how much rainy weather | yesterday got in the last of his corn how much rainy weather | ||
we have had - I guess he will hire a | we have had - I guess he will hire a horse and go in about 10 days or | ||
week after next will if he goes at | week after next will if he goes at __ Mr H. Sargent is very much pleased with | ||
his Barrel of flour says it is a little the best that ever he had. | his Barrel of flour says it is a little the best that ever he had. | ||
C&A sold sheep to Eddie Lord for money & sent the money by | C&A sold sheep to Eddie Lord for money & sent the money by | ||
him to get each a Barrel of flour | him to get each a Barrel of flour [[Gass?]] was no better than | ||
common scratch'd flour Almeda's is so bad that she wont use | common scratch'd flour Almeda's is so bad that she wont use | ||
it | it __ Eliab I have had my right arm lame a little most all the | ||
time since I was last in Boston never expect to perform just | time since I was last in Boston never expect to perform just | ||
such a feat again ha! ha! Wasn't you lame with having such | such a feat again ha! ha! Wasn't you lame with having such | ||
a weight hanging on you - I felt so | a weight hanging on you - I felt so shiftless I forgot to enquire | ||
after your feelings at the time - Tell Lucy - very much obligd | after your feelings at the time - Tell Lucy - very much obligd | ||
for the dress it was just what I needed what a blessing it is to | for the dress it was just what I needed what a blessing it is to | ||
have good children. | have good children. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:53, 23 November 2021
Oct 11th
My very Dear Sons J & E You must know that Mrs. Sargent & Almeda & others have with considerable labor & anxiety & exertion collected together money & wool enough or nearly to purchase some broad cloth for a "Pall cloth, they think of sending to request you to get it for us 13 2 yards wide 4 cord & tassells if they do - do your best & get that which will not fade - Charles's wedding coat which should have been a handsome coat thus 5 years is so faded that it is all one spoil'd.
C. has sold his oxen or rather bargained them away to a Mr. Doe
of Ormville - lives near Mr. Keane's - for 75'00 next April - has heard since that the man is not worth anything do you know anything about him.
He talked of going to H & Bangor this week but there is always some
bad luck you know - Nelly is very lame one leg smelled very bad & broke out in sores can't go a step, i.e don't take her out of the barn yesterday got in the last of his corn how much rainy weather we have had - I guess he will hire a horse and go in about 10 days or week after next will if he goes at __ Mr H. Sargent is very much pleased with his Barrel of flour says it is a little the best that ever he had.
C&A sold sheep to Eddie Lord for money & sent the money by
him to get each a Barrel of flour Gass? was no better than common scratch'd flour Almeda's is so bad that she wont use it __ Eliab I have had my right arm lame a little most all the time since I was last in Boston never expect to perform just such a feat again ha! ha! Wasn't you lame with having such a weight hanging on you - I felt so shiftless I forgot to enquire after your feelings at the time - Tell Lucy - very much obligd for the dress it was just what I needed what a blessing it is to have good children.