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1865-07-04-Page 02

said something would come and cary me off while they wer gon I told him there wasent aney danger, for if aney thing started out to cary pepel off it wouldent stop to take me. I think I am perfectley safe in staying alone dont you. its George yet talks just like he alles did alttel smuttie if it suts, We ar looking for Curgus home this month he sais he wil be here in July if nothing happens want him to go round by grand papas and bring Bell to, as he is not comeing to stay, would like to have them all at home. to gather once more. Steve finished cuting wheet yester day, said if he didant get done he couldent work to day, there is a free dinnar in town to day for the soldiers, there wives and childern, Jacop Lemley sets the tabel for three hundred and seventy five dolars I have a solder boy but as he is not at home it wouldent give me my dinnar if I had awent, have not sold my wool nor sheepe yet dont now what it wil bing want seventy five cts if it can be got what I have to sell ought to bing in the naber hood of five hundred dolars if it dont it wil be against my comeing west this faul I shal doe my best to get thare if I can rase the dimes I shal come to see you if you dont come home to, frome all probability it would be all the visit I would ever make, as every day that pases mkes one les that is alotted to man though I dont belong to that gender stil am included, Hanna wil nt come with me for she sais she is all ways redy to stay at home, and I think frome apperances she wil half to stay at home this faul
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believe I wil half to quit unles I go to work and rite it all over (betie) to sister tillie love to both of you

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said something would come and cary me off while they wer gon I told him there wasent aney danger, for if aney thing started out to cary pepel off it wouldent stop to take me. I think I am perfectley safe in staying alone dont you. its George yet talks just like he alles did alttel smuttie if it suts, We ar looking for Curgus home this month he sais he wil be here in July if nothing happens want him to go round by grand papas and bring Bell to, as he is not comeing to stay, would like to have them all at home. to gather once more. Steve finished cuting wheet yester day, said if he didant get done he couldent work to day, there is a free dinnar in town to day for the soldiers, there wives and childern, Jacop Lemley sets the tabel for three hundred and seventy five dolars I have a solder boy but as he is not at home it wouldent give me my dinnar if I had awent, have not sold my wool nor sheepe yet dont now what it wil bing want seventy five cts if it can be got what I have to sell ought to bing in the naber hood of five hundred dolars if it dont it wil be against my comeing west this faul I shal doe my best to get thare if I can rase the dimes I shal come to see you if you dont come home to, frome all probability it would be all the visit I would ever make, as every day that pases mkes one les that is alotted to man though I dont belong to that gender stil am included, Hanna wil nt come with me for she sais she is all ways redy to stay at home, and I think frome apperances she wil half to stay at home this faul [Upside-down, at head of page:-] believe I wil half to quit unles I go to work and rite it all over (betie) to sister tillie love to both of you