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Joseph McDill letters, 1848-1852
1851-09-20 Page 2
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took it, but three of the Clarks died, and some others. The crops are very fine, there is a great quantity of corn, and the pottatoes some of them are 2 feet long. John has got home he returned in Aug. he seems to have a poor opinion of your farm & country round. He mentioned that he staid all night at your house and that it rained he said there was no difficulty in babtising either by sprinkling or immersion he said he had to take his shoes under his arm tie his pants around his neck pin his shirt tail up and take to wading after wading for some time he gained Terra Firma David Foster has the finest crop that ever grew on the place Eliza's family are all well Your friends are all well so far as we know Every time we get a letter from you Mr Morlands folks come to hear from their relations but you never mention them Just so when they receive a letter you & Joseph are never mentioned I thin it very strange It seems as though you lived a great distance apart We would be glad if when you write you would mention about your Friends and when they write they would do the same Mary Ann is going to school to Mr McKelvy she seems to like it very well and learns fast There is no more news worth relating & we are in a hurry to go to washing Give my respects to Joseph & share a part of it yourself Your Father sends his best love & respects to both Yours As Ever Mary McDill
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took it, but three of the Clarks died, and some others. The crops are very fine, there is a great quantity of corn, and the pottatoes some of them are 2 feet long. John has got home he returned in Aug. he seems to have a poor opinion of your farm & country round. He mentioned that he staid all night at your house and that it rained he said there was no difficulty in babtising either by sprinkling or immersion he said he had to take his shoes under his arm tie his pants around his neck pin his shirt tail up and take to wading after wading for some time he gained Terra Firma David Foster has the finest crop that ever grew on the place Eliza's family are all well Your friends are all well so far as we know Every time we get a letter from you Mr Morlands folks come to hear from their relations but you never mention them Just so when they receive a letter you & Joseph are never mentioned I thin it very strange It seems as though you lived a great distance apart We would be glad if when you write you would mention about your Friends and when they write they would do the same Mary Ann is going to school to Mr McKelvy she seems to like it very well and learns fast There is no more news worth relating & we are in a hurry to go to washing Give my respects to Joseph & share a part of it yourself Your Father sends his best love & respects to both Yours As Ever Mary McDill
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