Carlos Colton to Andrew and Ruth Fletcher, 1888 March 25
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It has been a long time since I have heard from you and I presume you have given
up hearing from me I expected when I left your place last that it would not be
so long a time before we met again but almost ten years have furrowed our brows
and silvered our locks since we parted I have had good health most of time but
Hannah has been sick a great deal She is better now but is very short of breath
when she exercises any I carried on my farm last year
and the year
before but it is let out this year and Hannah is able to do her work with what I
can help her I have been a new house so as to have room so I
could let out my farm and that has taken all my money so I dont think I can come
and see you this Summer but I would like to have you come and make me a good
long visit Does Craig live at Cambridge yet and how does he get along paying for
his farm tell him and his wife to come and make me a visit I would like to see
Ella and her husband over here also Della and her husband where do they live now
I should think some of you might come
and see me How are Uncle Daniel
and Aunt Lydia did they get their place back write and tell me all about where
how you all are I have not heard from the west for a long time
I heard that Cousin Lemuel and his wife had parted i was astonished for they
seemed so contented and happy when I was He did not write what
the difficulty was but I did not like her folks they are Protestant Irish a
Class I have no liking for Lemuels wife was an only daughter and her Father and
Uncle Lemuel were deacons of the same Church I hope Lemuel and his wife have got
together again
for I think they would get along well enough if let
alone Ellen and her family are well she has two girls one fifteen and one seven
We have had a cold winter a big Snow storm lately a Thaw and a few days of very
cold windy weather but it is warmer to day I suppose you are calculating to make
lots of Sugar I suppose you let out your farm for you must be too old to carry
it on Now write as soon as you receive this and do not put it off for I want to
hear from you
From your Affectionate Nephew and NieceCarlos & Hannah Colton
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Mr. Andrew FletcherBelvidereVt.POTSDAMN.Y.MAR 26