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Ann Larimer letters to husband John, February-July 1865

07_1865-04-30-Page 03

I don't remember if I wrote that Peter Laramer was dead, was buried two weeks ago Saturday. I had a letter from George last week, he had been down in Kansas to by horses but did not get any. Boham & Palmer of Chariton has gone to Cincinnati to buy goods. Burgon & Hank are away after goods. Saturday was the day for examining the school teachers. Mary said that [lib] was a going to try to get a certificate to teach school this summer. I am afraid she will not think so much of [sic] now as he did not send her any pressant when he was at the sea shore, brother G. & brother Lewis sent her a nice box of shells. Mary said that [lib] could get the school in the [Houck] district. I see Clark Laramer the other day. he said that he had a letter from [sic] the 7th of April. John, I have had to buy corn this spring for the cattle, we have had a bad winter & spring on cattle & the cow that has a calf does not go off to hunt grass, but stays in the yard all the time & I have to feed her a great deal of corn. Corn is from 90 to 100 per bushel. I don't know what to think now about your comeing home soon. I have thought all thi time that you would be home this summer on [furlough], I would not be dissappointed if your life should be spared that you had to serve your time [into]. Times look dark now, what will be the fate of the nation, is hard to tell. Edgar sayes that he could make that black boy work. That's so, if he can't make anyone work, there is no use of any body else trying it. Eddie wants to know what his name is. Ike is liveing with Bristo. Ankeny is working his place with Gladstone. Gladstone lives on A's farm. Vans have bought the Allen house, are liveing in it.

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I don't remember if I wrote that Peter Laramer was dead, was buried two weeks ago Saturday. I had a letter from George last week, he had been down in Kansas to by horses but did not get any. Boham & Palmer of Chariton has gone to Cincinnati to buy goods. Burgon & Hank are away after goods. Saturday was the day for examining the school teachers. Mary said that [lib] was a going to try to get a certificate to teach school this summer. I am afraid she will not think so much of [sic] now as he did not send her any pressant when he was at the sea shore, brother G. & brother Lewis sent her a nice box of shells. Mary said that [lib] could get the school in the [Houck] district. I see Clark Laramer the other day. he said that he had a letter from [sic] the 7th of April. John, I have had to buy corn this spring for the cattle, we have had a bad winter & spring on cattle & the cow that has a calf does not go off to hunt grass, but stays in the yard all the time & I have to feed her a great deal of corn. Corn is from 90 to 100 per bushel. I don't know what to think now about your comeing home soon. I have thought all thi time that you would be home this summer on [furlough], I would not be dissappointed if your life should be spared that you had to serve your time [into]. Times look dark now, what will be the fate of the nation, is hard to tell. Edgar sayes that he could make that black boy work. That's so, if he can't make anyone work, there is no use of any body else trying it. Eddie wants to know what his name is. Ike is liveing with Bristo. Ankeny is working his place with Gladstone. Gladstone lives on A's farm. Vans have bought the Allen house, are liveing in it.