Catherine Smith to Henrietta and Andrew Craig Fletcher, no year October 20
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I have ben expecting to see or to hear from you for a long time but have thus far
looked in vain but hope I shall not look in vain much longer it has rained the
last 2 days without ceasing last night it commencd to snow to day the ground is
white last week we bought some stones for Mother grave around the top is an Oke
leaf reath inscribed under neath, at rest, I miss her very much I do not go to
the old house very often I suppose you have your house cleaned and things ready
for winter if so you are
a head of me Lewey wife has been sick for
several weeks Mary stays at home to take care of her I have done alone have you
sold your butter we have most of ours about 20 70lb tubs I think B will
will sell this week
every thing is very lo except potatoes last week they sold for 65 cents per bushel we had 100. [co] bushels have not sold any yet we have not heard a word from Ed since I wrote you Crag was your barly good B has just thrushed his he had [46] bushels the grasshoppers harvested 2 acres of wheat they did not leave a head I want you to write on receipt of this
love to allMother