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1863-05-11 Page 2

James Skiner werks fer William [Webb?] this Sumer I
Dont know what he gets a Month uncle Simeon has Not Seld
His farme yet leonard Mosher Dide Note take It Even Was 
A going to buy it but his father Woould Not [help] him to
Buy it thare fere he Dide Note take it uncle Simeon Is so
As to Walk around herbert [illeg] [illeg} Springs werke thay [put?]
thare Horses In to gether once he pays Hebert fer his Days Werkes
I Donte think that uncle Simeon will live a longe life here 
In this Wourld grandmother health Is poor I Dont think that
She will Stay In this Wourld a great While longer With us
She Is a geting Old and Will Soon pass away to that better
Land In Heaven to reast ferever In peace Orrin Rice has gon
to Wisconsin to live a longe With John Mosher And Jason Mosher 
Has Came back to this State a gaine to live and Lansen
Mosher has gon to Ohio to live his Wife has gon to her fathers
In St Lawrence County to live withe her father folks lansen
Has left Josef H Child In Deat 50,00 fer him to pay
Aaron Baxter has gon to Michigan to live and Ed Ward
Southard Has gon to Canddy to live Wee have had a
good rain sinc yester Day Mernine It is Now a good
time to Sow Wheat here Now I must close
Writ Often as you Can I Now See lonesome [hairs?]
I ever Remain your Brother
Oliver A Child

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James Skiner werks fer William [Webb?] this Sumer I Dont know what he gets a Month uncle Simeon has Not Seld His farme yet leonard Mosher Dide Note take It Even Was A going to buy it but his father Woould Not [help] him to Buy it thare fere he Dide Note take it uncle Simeon Is so As to Walk around herbert [illeg] [illeg} Springs werke thay [put?] thare Horses In to gether once he pays Hebert fer his Days Werkes I Donte think that uncle Simeon will live a longe life here In this Wourld grandmother health Is poor I Dont think that She will Stay In this Wourld a great While longer With us She Is a geting Old and Will Soon pass away to that better Land In Heaven to reast ferever In peace Orrin Rice has gon to Wisconsin to live a longe With John Mosher And Jason Mosher Has Came back to this State a gaine to live and Lansen Mosher has gon to Ohio to live his Wife has gon to her fathers In St Lawrence County to live withe her father folks lansen Has left Josef H Child In Deat 50,00 fer him to pay Aaron Baxter has gon to Michigan to live and Ed Ward Southard Has gon to Canddy to live Wee have had a good rain sinc yester Day Mernine It is Now a good time to Sow Wheat here Now I must close Writ Often as you Can I Now See lonesome [hairs?] I ever Remain your Brother Oliver A Child