Radnor August the 1/64

 

                        Dear Lib.

I have taken up my pen to write a few lines to you I will not write much of a letter this time as I hope to see you soon. I am well and hope these will find you enjoying the same blessing The weather is verry warm and thare is some appearance of rain I hope it will rain as it is verry dry. I have plenty of hard work this summer but I can begin to see the farther end of harvest and I will be glad when it is over as it has ben a long old seige this year. we will be nearly through this week. we have all ben working harvest more or less except Mother I dont know as I have anything interesting to tell you this time we received a letter from Dan and Mag they said they would be out here on Friday the 19 if I remember right or the third sunday in this month 

 

You spoke in your last letter of leaving Weavers if they did not rais in your wages. well I would leave if they wouldent raise and rais a goodeal to. it is a shame I think that girls hav to work at 150 per week when evry thing they buy is so high. I dont see hardly how girls can clothe themselves at such wages You could buy as much 3 years ago with 75cts as you can now for 1.50 and more to. if I was a girl working by the week I think I would make a move to raise to 250 or 300 dolars and stick to it. Some trouble is antisipated from the Buternuts. thare is quite a strong lodge of them meets and holds secret meetings in a town called Midletown about 6 miles north of Delhi and I understand they are organizing all over the united States it is said they are a going to resist the Draft &c. 

 

well I dont know what they will do but they are mean enough to almost anything.

 

You was mistaken about me thinking that you was beging in your letter I did not think anything of the kind but I had intendid to send you something by Jane but did not get the chance on acount of her suden departure I sent it in return for the many little presents you gave me so kindly and which I apretiate verry highly.

 

Mother has ben quite unwell for a week or ten days but is quite smart again the rest of the family are well Jane was well the last I heard and that was last week. Jim and family are well. Father Gallant got hurt about a week ago he fell on the wagon loading hay and was quite bad for a few days but but is getting better fast 

 

I sold my horse to day for $170 well I think I will close as I expect to see you soon and have a good long chat and that will be so much better than scribling with this pen

 

good by for to night.

 

writen in the greatest of hurry

 

            This from your ever loving

             Friend

             Bill Williams

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