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1867-10-01
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Philadelphia Oct the 1 1867 Dear brother I gote your last letter last week you Spoke About Sam isdals coming weast this fall I dont think he will come this fall I must tell you about the Captaine barber he has gote another law [suite?] in New York thay want 8000 dollars more the Cheese factory Stopt the first of this monthe September has ben dry and hote With us thomas how far is ite frome your place to Omaha In kansas Cowes is worth 45 dollars this fall With us this fall Hoges is worth 6 dollars per hundred live weight Cheese sells for 13 1/2 Cts per pound wheat is worth 2,50 to 3 Dollars per bushel buter is worth 30 cts per pound Wee have not had much frost yet how meny Hand Dos ite take to go around with your machine how meny bushels do thay thrash in a Day how meny dos ite tak to tend ite In all Wee have gote our graine All ine onely 1 acre of corne Wee have goote 2 loads of Hay to Cute yet Wee are all Well as usal Write When you get time And O blige your brother O A Child
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Philadelphia Oct the 1 1867 Dear brother I gote your last letter last week you Spoke About Sam isdals coming weast this fall I dont think he will come this fall I must tell you about the Captaine barber he has gote another law [suite?] in New York thay want 8000 dollars more the Cheese factory Stopt the first of this monthe September has ben dry and hote With us thomas how far is ite frome your place to Omaha In kansas Cowes is worth 45 dollars this fall With us this fall Hoges is worth 6 dollars per hundred live weight Cheese sells for 13 1/2 Cts per pound wheat is worth 2,50 to 3 Dollars per bushel buter is worth 30 cts per pound Wee have not had much frost yet how meny Hand Dos ite take to go around with your machine how meny bushels do thay thrash in a Day how meny dos ite tak to tend ite In all Wee have gote our graine All ine onely 1 acre of corne Wee have goote 2 loads of Hay to Cute yet Wee are all Well as usal Write When you get time And O blige your brother O A Child
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