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1861-07-19 Page 3

now let my nabours cut what they want
free of charge we now have a hevy
Rain Evry week the crops are growing fine
Henry cows give as much milk or more
here as to the East we never had cows to
give as much milk & butter & as good this season of
the year as ours do now Butter her is 8 c per lb
chees 6 c per Henry the Misura Rebels
Burnt a litle town in Iowa last week
near the line of Misura [=Missouri?] Henry it is very
healthy here more so then to the East
with the Exception of the Ague & fevr But
men can have that or not as they please
Just like a man can get drunk or let it
alone But the cases are [illeg] for
they cure it in 3 weeks [Jackery] says
that Henry & Climene has no seller
under thaire house & that he & I must
make Henry one too as good as ours is
that we could get on the cars when passing
By I must close I Evr Remain your
Effectionade Father Jac Grohe
Climene I can Read your writing
well as good you can Read mine
Dear sister & Brother Climene ma says
she wants you to sell the wheel & 
buy a bottle of Dr Jaynes expectorant

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now let my nabours cut what they want free of charge we now have a hevy Rain Evry week the crops are growing fine Henry cows give as much milk or more here as to the East we never had cows to give as much milk & butter & as good this season of the year as ours do now Butter her is 8 c per lb chees 6 c per Henry the Misura Rebels Burnt a litle town in Iowa last week near the line of Misura [=Missouri?] Henry it is very healthy here more so then to the East with the Exception of the Ague & fevr But men can have that or not as they please Just like a man can get drunk or let it alone But the cases are [illeg] for they cure it in 3 weeks [Jackery] says that Henry & Climene has no seller under thaire house & that he & I must make Henry one too as good as ours is that we could get on the cars when passing By I must close I Evr Remain your Effectionade Father Jac Grohe Climene I can Read your writing well as good you can Read mine Dear sister & Brother Climene ma says she wants you to sell the wheel & buy a bottle of Dr Jaynes expectorant