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I. M.M. May 20th

  Care of 
         Mr. Charles W. Rich
                       Milo
                           Me.

Mrs. Ann M. Metcalf

                 Milo 

[left-hand side]Potatoes are selling for 62 1/2 cents. Beans $2,50 Could not Charles bring down some Potatoes to sell? What do you eat? Charles bought any wheat yet? LuLucy Lucy H. Metcalf [right-hand side] How will you know who wrote this letter? I have got the globe up to Mr. W. Mr. Guansey said that the freight was not paid. I did not pay - untill the Chairs are taken away. Guess again! [bottom of page, upside down] Bangor Isaac May 12, 1839 Dear Brothers Joseph Mayo Metcalf et Eliab W. Metcalf Why don't you write to me Also Eliab especially I want to and Must know all how you get along, and prosper. You Must write to me when you began to plough and where, to sow to plant etc. In short you between you two Must, write to me a full and particular account of each day's proceedings, every Minutae, when you planted, sowed, ploughed, harrowed or whatnot every single piece of land. Also about the gardens and everything else whatsoever; I will risque the paper, dont say anything about time; or any other excuse: there will be chances enough to send. Eliab's letter was rather brief, dont be discouraged, you must begin sometime. I shall expect a rail good letter from you soon Eliab I know you can write well enough to do it. That Mr. Dunton (Writing Master) who came in the boat when you did Joseph is a going to open a school here soon, pr. $3, for 12 lessons. Mr. W. has a subscription paper. he (Dunton) is a most tearing? writer, there are a lot of specimens of his writing in P.O. Flourished off Greatly. Is not so. Lazy Eliab? Does he keep up his end of the yoke well? Who milks? How much do you get? I wish I had some Bread and milk. How high are the Early Peas have the Vines on the ? page torn up? How do the horses stand it? What do you do with the ? page torn sum etc. etcetera. etc,