Catherine Smith to Henrietta and Andrew Craig Fletcher, no year May 13
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I will pen a few lines to let you know that we are well and able to pull our
selves out of the mud if we dont venture out far the rain has been pouring down
in torents for the last 24 hours you know the result no work done by the farmers
yet the milk goes to the factory which lightens our work a great deal george
Alvord has gon to Mass to seek his fortune. the last news we had from Edward was
the letter you sent us William and wife will
start for they will stop in Ill a short time home the last of
June Will is a little blue just now he had a fancy team he refused $6.00 for
them before he left Charley writes one of them got killed last week come over if
you can write soon
with much loveMother
Mother is quite feeble this spring