Edward C. Smith to Henrietta Fletcher, 1874 August 2
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Your favor and Craigs was received a few days since but I have failed to respond
for I have been so busy that I found no time How I would liked to have been at
home with you but alas how frail our wishes and unrealized our expectations
years will doubtless elapse before I again visit the old home and then it will
be so changed that it will be but little consolation and then all the
aspirations of youth are gone and old age is creeping
slowly on Frank
arrived two weeks ago to day all right she will start dressmaking &
[millinery] in a short time it is money making
making business here I had another mishap to my crippled hand
about three weeks ago I threw the ["Reatta"] onto a wild
Mustang to catch it up to halter break and in on the mexican
halter he struck at me and I threw up my hand and caught the blow on the ends of
my stiff fingers bending them back so that the palm of my hand was litterly torn
open to the bone I tell you Sis that hand has been a great set back on me more
that $500 damage to say
nothing of a weak maimed hand Now Craig about
the sugar I will say that I think the most danger will be from your place to the
depot but if it is decently hard will come all right and
as for the small cakes they will sell from 25. to 35. cts depends very much on
the quallity at any rate send it all on receipt of this
for it will pay you better here than any other market [Even]
Bakers sugar is selling here in town in tubs at 25[cts] I will just say in
connection with the shipment be shure that the covers are driven firmly down so
as to touch the top of the tub in every place and the boxes for the
cakes must be very strong take to the Depot yourself a bargain
as to shipment and get from the Agt a bill of laden and
send to me which will show to the Agt here that there has been a
specia special contract Sis we are just beginning to can our
fruit will send some in a few weeks send the sugar and write often
Love from us all to you all
Your aff BroEd
The following postscript is written within the penciled outline of a child's footprint.
My Dear little Katy this is my-that is Uncle Ed's little girls foot allmost as big as yours I will send you her picture before long