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1862-11-14 Page 01
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Sheffield November 14th 1862 Dear Father: We have not heard from you this week, but I suppose there is a letter for us on the road. We are getting along well, that is, considering your absence. I have got the hogs in to the barn, I think they will be fat before we can move, it will take all the corn. Provisions are rather high wheat is one dollar and a quarter a bush which brings frowr up to $7 per bll.; Corn I am told is selling in Conneaut for 31 cts. and Oats for forty; fresh pork is retailed by the butchers for 6 cts. and I do not know wethere it will sell for more in the hog than it did last year or not; salt I understand is four dollars per bll. I was in Conneaut the other day and [E?].D.Merriam paid the ballance on that note of $6.00 int. from Jan 24 1860 to Sep 24 1862 being 2 yrs 8 mo was 96 cts Deducting $5.00 paid left $1.96 which was promptly paid: the Doctor sends you his respects. The other day when crossing the large bridge over pine creek on my way to Whiton's Racker broke through, fell down and broke the left buggy thill, the piece of plank broke out was about 3 1/2 ft. long 6 or 8 in. wide her right hind leg through above the joint; she was up, and started before I could get out. A. G. Tracy is going to Chagrin Falls he wants to know wat his account is. Sarah Gould is not any better she is taking Dr Hubbard's medicine. N.L. Gage got home this morning I have not seen him his cousin Peck started after about
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Sheffield November 14th 1862 Dear Father: We have not heard from you this week, but I suppose there is a letter for us on the road. We are getting along well, that is, considering your absence. I have got the hogs in to the barn, I think they will be fat before we can move, it will take all the corn. Provisions are rather high wheat is one dollar and a quarter a bush which brings frowr up to $7 per bll.; Corn I am told is selling in Conneaut for 31 cts. and Oats for forty; fresh pork is retailed by the butchers for 6 cts. and I do not know wethere it will sell for more in the hog than it did last year or not; salt I understand is four dollars per bll. I was in Conneaut the other day and [E?].D.Merriam paid the ballance on that note of $6.00 int. from Jan 24 1860 to Sep 24 1862 being 2 yrs 8 mo was 96 cts Deducting $5.00 paid left $1.96 which was promptly paid: the Doctor sends you his respects. The other day when crossing the large bridge over pine creek on my way to Whiton's Racker broke through, fell down and broke the left buggy thill, the piece of plank broke out was about 3 1/2 ft. long 6 or 8 in. wide her right hind leg through above the joint; she was up, and started before I could get out. A. G. Tracy is going to Chagrin Falls he wants to know wat his account is. Sarah Gould is not any better she is taking Dr Hubbard's medicine. N.L. Gage got home this morning I have not seen him his cousin Peck started after about
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