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1860-04-05 Page 2

Henry When did the grounde thaw up
For the Springe, Thomas Never rote any 
thing Abeut the grounde being froze
Henry have you ben up to See Watson And
Pierson yet tell us. What Sort of barne
You have fer your Cowes Ant feed the One
And Whoes land you pasture them On this 
Sumer also What Sort of fence you
Have One your farme Henry. Do you have 
Eny Sleighs And Cutters  In that States 
Henry Dere Thomas like Iowa as Well 
As New york I Will have to Send your
Chees press to Cape  Vinctent by Railroad 
then by Water I will go to Watertown 
And See H Cooper And let him Send 
the press And hoops When the Lakes Opens
this will Save Me going to the Harber 
For the Roads Will  be very bad this time of
Year. Henry Nayler  I think Will have 
to put One Another Mortgag On his
farme this Spring  the Sugar business has
failed Againe this Spring Wee have made up to 
this time 1/4 of a pound frome a tree April 5

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Henry When did the grounde thaw up For the Springe, Thomas Never rote any thing Abeut the grounde being froze Henry have you ben up to See Watson And Pierson yet tell us. What Sort of barne You have fer your Cowes Ant feed the One And Whoes land you pasture them On this Sumer also What Sort of fence you Have One your farme Henry. Do you have Eny Sleighs And Cutters In that States Henry Dere Thomas like Iowa as Well As New york I Will have to Send your Chees press to Cape Vinctent by Railroad then by Water I will go to Watertown And See H Cooper And let him Send the press And hoops When the Lakes Opens this will Save Me going to the Harber For the Roads Will be very bad this time of Year. Henry Nayler I think Will have to put One Another Mortgag On his farme this Spring the Sugar business has failed Againe this Spring Wee have made up to this time 1/4 of a pound frome a tree April 5