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Nathan Mowrer correspondence to siblings Ellen and Milton, November 1864-April 1865

02_1865-04-14-Page 02

from home, I did not expect those two letters from Uncle Lewis & Uncle Wm. Uncl Wm tell a good many old incident, but when he speak of Old Adam Miller wants some one to come get Mother's Dowery money as he don't intend to pay compound Interest he certainly must be the same old stingy Dutchman yet.  Their don't appear to be much of a change the way talk about the old neighbor, I can hardly think it possible that Brownback's Church has three hundre members, it must be pretty flourishing if such is the case.  I would like to take a peep at ole Chest. Co., but then one would find more changes that he anticipated. -- --Now Sister spring has come hear some two weeks ago the weather is warm & very wet the farmers is busily engage in farming, their is lots of pretty flower already in the yards, I presume as you spoke & so did Broth. Wm that you were agoing to commence farming along in the beginning of April.

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from home, I did not expect those two letters from Uncle Lewis & Uncle Wm. Uncl Wm tell a good many old incident, but when he speak of Old Adam Miller wants some one to come get Mother's Dowery money as he don't intend to pay compound Interest he certainly must be the same old stingy Dutchman yet. Their don't appear to be much of a change the way talk about the old neighbor, I can hardly think it possible that Brownback's Church has three hundre members, it must be pretty flourishing if such is the case. I would like to take a peep at ole Chest. Co., but then one would find more changes that he anticipated. -- --Now Sister spring has come hear some two weeks ago the weather is warm & very wet the farmers is busily engage in farming, their is lots of pretty flower already in the yards, I presume as you spoke & so did Broth. Wm that you were agoing to commence farming along in the beginning of April.