1861 03 24 James C. Andrews to Samuel Andrews

                                                                                                                        

                                                                                                           

                                                            Kosciusko Co March the 24^th 1861                                        

                                                                                   

Dear brother Samuel   i sit down to

 write you a few lines informing you that

 we are all well at present  Johns wife has

 had a verry bad spell of the ereiyselas but

 is about well again  Dans folks was all well

 the last i heard of them

Now Samuel you wanted to know whether

 i had any employment for you or not

  i would just say that Robert Reed is

 married and is a going to farm his place

 himself but there is no dificulty in

 getting work  John Paxton is working out

 by the job and getting the cash for all his

 work and says he could engage more work

 than six men could do = I would like if

 you would come out this summer and work and teach

 our school next winter = we are building a

 new school house this summer

Now Samuel i would like first rate to

 have you come out but i do not want

 to coax you from  home contrary to Mothers

 will and forever get the blame as i did

 in the case of Mary Jane when i was

 entirely innocent = so Samuel i want

 you to use your best judgement and then

 i will not be at fault= write as soon as

 you get this and let me know what you are going

 to do  so no more at present    James C Andrews to Samuel Andrews                                                                                                           

                                                                                                            

1861 06 09 James C Andrews to Samuel Andrews

Kosciusko  June the 9^th 1861

Dear Mother and brothers i set down once more

to inform you that we are all well at present

hoping these few lines may find you well also

I received a letter from you yesterday and was

glad to hear that you were all well and also

glad to hear that David had not gone

to the war for it appears they have hard

times there as disease and starvation is among them

John and family was up last week & they are

all well and hearty i have not seen any

of dans folks for some time as they have

moved up close to Warsaw and i have not seen

on we have had a verry backward spring it rained

all the fore part of the spring and made late planting

and then the cut worms was verry bad took some

fields entirely so they had to furrow it out and plant

it again== the wheat looks well generally

with the exceptions of some low fields which

is half cheat  Now Samuel i will see about a

school for you if you will be sure and not disappoint

and throw us out of a school that is the only difficulty.

you must let me know as early as possible whether

you will be out or not  the health of the

cournty is first rate at the present==it is getting

late i will have to close= now Samuel i want you to

write as soon as you get this and let me know all

the particulars and how unkle John and family all is

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give my best respects Mother and Elisabeth

and all the brothers and Rebecca sends her

best respects to Mother and all inquiring friends

so no more at present but remain yurs until

death

            James C Andrews to

            Samuel Andrews and the rest

1859 09 08 Andrews, John G to David Andrews

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

                                                            Septem  the 8^th 1859

Dear brother    these few lines are to

 in form you that we are all well at

 present  hoping these few lines will find

 you enjoying the same great blessing

   Mary J  family is all well and doing

 well    She has had the ague some this

 summer  & i  think you have forgotten

 her  she has had no word from you since

 last spring   you will do them a great favor

 by writing them a few lines to keep them

 in a good youmer   James family is all well when

 he was here yester day week    we are going there

 tomorrow    James tells me that you talk

 of coming out this fall and bring him

 a horse    i think you can bring him one that will

 suit him if you have more than you can winter you

 had better bring two or three mor with you

   mr  jeffers told me that he would take one and

 winter it for its work   i will say this for

 him that he will keep it right as he has

 […..] the one brown mare that mother rode

 when she was out here   i would take one and

 winter it if you have more than you can

 get along with    horses is selling here all the time

 at fair prices   if you bring one for me to winter

 fetch me a mare as there is a better chance to sell

Second page

Rebecca  had the chills and fever for

 the term of one week the last of July   since

 that she has had something like the rheumatism

 in her back   the boys have their health

 first rate ever since we left Ohio and have grown

 verry fast                              Now David if you come this

 fall Mary Jane says you must bring three

 butter ladles and two prints   the hooshers makes

 use of the ladle that their mother gave them

   indiana  cant afford such a thing

David  Rebecca wants you to go and see her

 mothers folks before you start and gether all

 the particulars and see how they are getting along

  we have not heard from them since the morning

 of fathers death  but we look for a letter soon

  i saw Samuel Anderson last Saturday

  he told me that you was all well

  it has been verry dry here since harvest

  it is so dry that we cant do no  seeding      some

 cant plow at all    i have got my ground

 ready to sow when ever it rains

The corn is good and about ready to cut up

   i intend commencing monday  i am

 going to cut all mine up    i want  mr m

 to go to Mansfield to the hard ware store

 at the north end of main street    i cant mind

 his name  and see if they have halls patent

 leever  plow no 7 or 8 like the one that was

 sold at my sale last fall and the price

Third page

and what the freight would be out here.

  There is mansfields plows out here but

they are not liked  verry well and i would

 like to try one of them leever plows out

 here  i bought a Warsaw plow last spring

  it is now about pulled to pieces    enquire

 what the Pittsburgh iron plow is worth  the

 folks out here think it impossible to make

 a plow out of iron  find all this out before you

 start so that you can let me know

 when you come out   i must draw to a close

   write soon      Direct yours to Sevastipool po

  Kosciusko Co (in Indiana)

                                                                                    John G Andrews to David Andrews

1859 10 30 James C Andrews to David Andrews

Kosciusko County, Indiana    Oct the 30^th 1859 [57?]

          

Dear Brother

Sir I received the Waggon on the 22^nd of this month and

found it all right except them springs under the bed they was minus

the freight on mine was $1.90 cts     We are all well at present hopeing

this will find you all in the same state of health     Alba Paxton is

well also and as for the rest I have not heard    I gave you credit

on the note of twenty five dollars so that will answer as well as a

receipt   Write soon and let us know whether william is coming out

this winter or not------and how Mothers health is and all the particulars

I have only received one letter for you and that was from Wm McBride of

no importance to you     Give our best respects to Mother and all

enquiring friends----write soon  don’t forget

                                                                        James C Andrews

[James C Andrews to David Andrews]