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Milton Mowrer letters to sister Ellen Miller Mowrer, 1866-1868

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much land have you folks tell them that 40 acres less 20.00 I must watch my self one will step up hear and ask in this an that. Will sister tell nathan to express me two hundred and fifty dollar in my name to 2244 Arch St Milton does not get out much in the country with me this money is to pay part of that land, I was sorry that Nathan was not a home when [miss? E?] paid that visit thank the good loud (-) tell nathan that he must put the corn in those cattle strong I would like to have that team of mine to be heavy feed if i had that team hear it would be worth 5 or 6 hundred dollar how is the poney getting along my poney would bring me $150 hear If I would get out of money I would hire hear I could get 2.00 or 240 per year the weather is not near as cold hear as ther to morrow I will tend the sale of [C? Wisomer?] on the custer place I staid three day with John Yeager at the tavern he would not charge me a cent well sister I cant tell how soon I will come home I may in a week, or two I could stay two months if I would call on all that I promist the say that I must stay a week with then old bill Elis said that that I must come a stay wit him three day anyhow I must close Write soon Direct if not call for 20 day com back

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much land have you folks tell them that 40 acres less 20.00 I must watch my self one will step up hear and ask in this an that. Will sister tell nathan to express me two hundred and fifty dollar in my name to 2244 Arch St Milton does not get out much in the country with me this money is to pay part of that land, I was sorry that Nathan was not a home when [miss? E?] paid that visit thank the good loud (-) tell nathan that he must put the corn in those cattle strong I would like to have that team of mine to be heavy feed if i had that team hear it would be worth 5 or 6 hundred dollar how is the poney getting along my poney would bring me $150 hear If I would get out of money I would hire hear I could get 2.00 or 240 per year the weather is not near as cold hear as ther to morrow I will tend the sale of [C? Wisomer?] on the custer place I staid three day with John Yeager at the tavern he would not charge me a cent well sister I cant tell how soon I will come home I may in a week, or two I could stay two months if I would call on all that I promist the say that I must stay a week with then old bill Elis said that that I must come a stay wit him three day anyhow I must close Write soon Direct if not call for 20 day com back