Dear friends

I take this opper tunity to wright a few lines wee are all well as usal I soon got well of that lame ness that ihad when i was there I got home well and found all well

I saw mr Busell showed him that letter he said that the time had ben when it mite hav ben gotten sum to years a go such claims were objected to and it made a good bit of stur over the cuntry he thought that next seshion here wood hea sumething a bout such claims I engaged him if he see a chance to gitit to letme know it

 

I found Pages famely well as usal Charls thought that helpt him the next day I went to Allens found them well got there the sun an hour high staid two knights and had good visits and felt sawry that I had not seen parker the frost not so hard here as there i think our corn was not fit at all other crops look well sum are / begining haying the cold wether cild all the apples as far as I know

 

as to religion it is a low tim mutch be lameted

 

I must close I hope you answer this

                                                                        Ezra Perkins

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            I hope you will excuse all mis takes

Pleas give mirspec to all in quireing friends

if convenient tell our friends on the fair that wee are well

 

            July the 18 1859

            pleas ask Page Carr if he or sum one wishes to buy a yoak oxen that is prime for work to timber with this winter they are ten years oule and as spry as any five year olds as you can find I dont want to sell till winter

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