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1860-04-05 Page 1

This is for Henry Child
Philadelphia April 5 1860
Dear Brother I received your 
leter last knight and was glad to 
here from you and Thomas and that you 
bothe well Henry you rote that a sowing 
wheat Iff you was a farming here 
now it would not be a sowing wheat 
it would be buying hay and Meal 
For that is what the farmers is a 
doing here now but you are in a fare 
off land in a warmer climat Henry 
you rote that you would like to have 
a cheese press from H Cooper watertown 
and to take it out of Thomas note that 
note is not due untill the first of 
February My note was dated back 
So as note to buy a stamp but I will 
send you the cheese press and hoop iff 
You want them sent Henry, Thomas said 
that you had 17 cowes you said 16 tell 
us what papers you take and how 
meny and the names of them

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This is for Henry Child Philadelphia April 5 1860 Dear Brother I received your leter last knight and was glad to here from you and Thomas and that you bothe well Henry you rote that a sowing wheat Iff you was a farming here now it would not be a sowing wheat it would be buying hay and Meal For that is what the farmers is a doing here now but you are in a fare off land in a warmer climat Henry you rote that you would like to have a cheese press from H Cooper watertown and to take it out of Thomas note that note is not due untill the first of February My note was dated back So as note to buy a stamp but I will send you the cheese press and hoop iff You want them sent Henry, Thomas said that you had 17 cowes you said 16 tell us what papers you take and how meny and the names of them