Mercer Co., MO
June thee 16, 1874
Beloved Children, one and all, Throu thee Mercy of God I am Permitted to Answer your cind And welcom letter that we Recevd thee 30eth of May. My reason for not answering sunner was I had no paper. We ar all wel at presant. As Comon pap is A getting so he can work Again we hope this will fiend you all well and doing well. Times is hard hear, money scarse and wages lo. We have had A very Cold And late spring. we never Planted any corn untel thee 19 of May. Corn crops is low But wheet so far is good. it has bin raning more or les now for A week last Saturday. it is very
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cold for thee time of thee year And has bin for A week to Day. Juliann in your Next letter we want you to Let us hear from all the Conexion as far as you and Charley knows. let us hear from Bazzel. Whare he is if he is A living and his familey. Also Parry and familey and all of your Uncles and Aunts. If you ever see Emanuel and Elizabeth I would rite to hur if I node whare to direct to. You said lyda was as large As you. I expect She is. I can Look back and se you all as you Was when we left thare and I expect it is thee same with you and charley. W.M. is A small man, not as large as bin Nor bud. bud is larger than Papa. Eliza is nearly as tall
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As I am but slender. she has bad helth. You wanted to no A bout bens helth. Bens helth is gon and his Mind Almost gon. he hant bin able to keep house by them selvs for over two year. It is over two year sense he had thee first fitt. He takes foolish spells that he Dont no what he is About. He has to be watch al the time. He has no warning of thee fitt A toll. It makes my hart ake to think of his Condishon, to se his three dear little children And no that A orphant lot is doom to be thars. It is enouf to make any won shed tears to see little sis when she sees him have A fitt. She will ring hur little hands and cry out "O my poor paw will di wont he graney".
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But this mornful theme I must leve and speak of them that ma prehaps longer live. His frends are filt with greaf and Wo, crying out O lord what shall we do. Margart amd Oladiah has gon back to Minn Again. Tha went in March to Ceep house for Olas father and to ceep the children together. Thar mother is ded now. I will tell you whare thee rest of thee Familey is. Liza is picken lettes for dinner. Papa and Billa is amaking fence over on thee forty holling thee rales with old John. bud tuck filla and went this morning to plow prairie for John. Oder and Charley is picken gras by the fence watch A laying befour the doar. So gave us all thee nuse as soon as you can. We All want to see you all very mutch so god bless you all and help you walk in newness of life. From your Father and Mother,
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