Thetford March 4 1860

 

Dear Mother I begin to think I have not any mother have written to you in that letter that I sent franklin requested you to write to me have not seen any letter yet am agoing to write once more I am located down here in Thetford think I have got a verry good place my family is quite well excepting baby she has had a sore gather and brake in her hed hope she will be better Ella and Frank ask where Granmother is Frank says he wants you should bring tha lump of sugar down when you come / down here it will cost you but one dollar and 15 cts to come to East Thetford Depot that 3 miles from where I live if you will come down just send me a letter and I will meat you at the depot I want you should let me have fifty dollars if you will wanto buy me a cow sold my cow at Lyndon Want you should come and bring the monney if you if you can if you cannot send it in a letter if you cannot let me have any monney Write and let me know as soon as you get this I have gotto have a cow from some sorce I want you should write to me when you / will let me have some monney Write as soon as you get this and let me know what you will doe shall not come up thar untill next sumer shall send Franklin five dollars soon to pay my taxes soon

Parker Carr

 

Thetford Centre March 4^th

Dear Mother

            Parker has kindly left a little spare for me I gladly improve it. My health is not very good I feel most worn out taking care of Josephine who has been quite sick We hope she is on the mend now.

 

We should be very glad to have you come and visit us Why not come? We have very comfortable rooms / and will do our best to give you a good visit. The people here I like very much they are quite home spun.

 

We think this will be a very good place for us but it is rather hard getting started We need a cow very much it costs us more for milk and butter every week than it would cost to keep a cow. Unless you can assist us to one I do not think we can have one this summer. I hope we shall here from you soon so that we may know on on what to depend. We flatter ourselves you will come and see us. The children would be delighted to have Grand Ma come. Please give my love to all and write soon Yours Truly

M A Carr

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