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Jolley family letters, 1866 and 1882-1886
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I have been to town and got a washer woman do up the washing now about the land i have no desire or mind in buying land i have herd enough Woodbury Hills ther is not grass enough to [Illegible] or cover a bird Ass i would take your land in gift A for Mary you must never expect he they on puting up a barn for the cows and horses wich i send $ ?00 the cost $250, old man been verry sick i have sold old Nel Mare and Colt and polly for 200 they ar in Dakota My hogs fetch me 95 half dollar kill one for our own use I was offerd $26 halve for my steers i ask 28 [Cedd?] is gone to [Illegible] Dakota went 20 May getting $25 a Month I had to give him $11
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I have been to town and got a washer woman do up the washing now about the land i have no desire or mind in buying land i have herd enough Woodbury Hills ther is not grass enough to [Illegible] or cover a bird Ass i would take your land in gift A for Mary you must never expect he they on puting up a barn for the cows and horses wich i send $ ?00 the cost $250, old man been verry sick i have sold old Nel Mare and Colt and polly for 200 they ar in Dakota My hogs fetch me 95 half dollar kill one for our own use I was offerd $26 halve for my steers i ask 28 [Cedd?] is gone to [Illegible] Dakota went 20 May getting $25 a Month I had to give him $11
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