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Joseph McDill letters, 1853-1863
1856-12-24 Page 2
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Your father and mother are all well mothers eyes is faling verry much she cannot see to read at times and her health is failing still she goes to preaching in good weather davids folks are all well John is going to moove to Keokuk in the spring Mary Ann Bailey was maried to Jas Jordan a short time since, mrs Touloose to D Shearlock, and Margaret Brown to Ford corn crops were verry light on account of the early frost, potatoes verry scarce horses are worth from 80 to 1,40 cows from 18 to 25 - beef 3½ to 4½ pork from 4 to 3.50 corn 40 to 50 -, potatoes 100 pr bushel wheat 80 to 100 pr bus there has been a thousand or near that sold here this winter at from 2,00 to 6 dollars apiece health is verry good here weather prety cold here now ground hard froze no snow as yet the old Doctor will preach here only one day more he is going to editing a paper the congregation will depend on Supplies till they find some one to suit them business is rather dull now Dec 25 - we had a fine roast turkey for dinner to day, david brought in a lot yesterday and sold Glen is setled in the preston congregation Mr Brown is teaching in the new
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Your father and mother are all well mothers eyes is faling verry much she cannot see to read at times and her health is failing still she goes to preaching in good weather davids folks are all well John is going to moove to Keokuk in the spring Mary Ann Bailey was maried to Jas Jordan a short time since, mrs Touloose to D Shearlock, and Margaret Brown to Ford corn crops were verry light on account of the early frost, potatoes verry scarce horses are worth from 80 to 1,40 cows from 18 to 25 - beef 3½ to 4½ pork from 4 to 3.50 corn 40 to 50 -, potatoes 100 pr bushel wheat 80 to 100 pr bus there has been a thousand or near that sold here this winter at from 2,00 to 6 dollars apiece health is verry good here weather prety cold here now ground hard froze no snow as yet the old Doctor will preach here only one day more he is going to editing a paper the congregation will depend on Supplies till they find some one to suit them business is rather dull now Dec 25 - we had a fine roast turkey for dinner to day, david brought in a lot yesterday and sold Glen is setled in the preston congregation Mr Brown is teaching in the new
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