April
the 19th 1860
Dear
Brother these are to inform you
that we are all at present hoping these
few
lines will find you all enjoying
the
same Blessing Samuel landed here
safe
and sound he was around among us the
first
night with Jane one with me
then
i went with him to James he
stayed
their until Sabath day he came
back
and stayed a day or so went back
i
have not saw him since last Friday
he
seems to enjoy himself verry well
i
suppose he is going to thannys too
he
told me he was going home about the
first
of may tell Davy that levi
Bybee
is hanging around old mother
Blues
all the time what he is
after
i don’t know but he can guess
William
i have a trade on hand and
i
wanted your assistance on it a little
their
is a man in Johnsville morrow
Co
he has a span of horses two land warrants
one
of 120 acres one of 80 acres and ont two horse
wagon
his prices you will se stated in his
letter now i want you to go and look at them
i
told him that i would take $600 for my
land
in mishigan he asks pretty steep
prices for his horses and wagon and land
warrants you can see how we stand by
his fot ing up he has not offered any harness
i
want it under stood that i must have
harness
and enough money to bare my
traveling
expense say $25 do your best
to
make a good trade i am not sick of my
land
as he made the banter i don’t want
to
be bored i would like to have
you
go up and see him as soon as you
get
this then write all the particulars
about
it and what you and him
agreed
upon writ whether the horses
matches
every way now
William
this is the estimation i put on
them
land warrants $250
Horses 200
Waggon 80
Harness 25
555
now
if you can make me $45 in money
or
do the best you can it will cost me
$25
to go after them no more at present
write
as soon as possible
John G Andrews
to
Wm R Andrews
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