Bloomington Ill. Apr 16/63

                       

Dear Brother

                                                I send a word to you with Frank T. on matter of buisness. we are all quite well (& the Queen does well) I went with W.C.B. to B. last evening, was glad to meet the visiting soldiers with Irvin Marth & Francis. they took my team out as far as F. then his hand took them home Irvin & Martha. I have not had any talk with them but hope to in a short time. they all seemed anxious to get home. well this day has been spent by takeing a man by the name of W. S. Rodman (from near Perne Ia ) to see your Wallow land. he wants about that amount of land. he likes it pretty well at low figures but wants a better hous & barn he wants all the rents of this year / I told him I thought $14 per acre as good as all cash would buy it he said he should not buy untill he heard from me. I told him I would write to you this evening he wants you to agree to let him have a piece of timber, at its value. he said he could pay $3000. down and then have 100 head of small cattle left. the back pay he wants divided in 2 payments, but dos not like to pay interest on them. Now you will write by return mail if you wish to sell at those figures or any other I have sowed near 4 bush. clover & timothy seed & had 60. or 65. apple trees set. Hendershot offered to give Rodman possession this fall & sell all his grain to him that seemed to suit the old man pretty well. he has been out in Mo. & Iowa but does not like 

 

well. O. I mentioned to you once about leaving Franky alone of nights. Now it is not directly my buisness but it is not right. if

 

tell Moses I recd his good & long letter which has been read & re read to the satisfaction of us all. I was truly glad to learn of Francs hitting on some delicacies in the shape of potatos that suited so well. bu we did not think of them or I would donated.

 

well about collections Wm Johnson has paid $100. for his Father there is still $137. on the note & mare.

 

Judy Davis told me that the Detrick matter would be settled this week if not it goes to Supreme court More of Clinton attends to it there Swett has the Redemption money sent from Pontiac (Z Lawrence) it is about $369. he has promised to pay but does not do it.

                                                                       

Yours most truly         A. Barnard 

 

P.S. Now. O. as to offer any suggestions in the way of District Provost, or applications for the Office I will do any thing you may wish but in sober common sense why should you wish to tax yourself with any thing out side of a retired life. but send in your bid & I will forward it to Davis, Swett or Fell.

 

tell Sam'l that most likely we will take dinner with Anna on Saturday as we expect to cut some wood for her. BS Sutton & I have settled as near as we could, & he is going to give us a mortgage some day. he wrote to you about some corn. I think he will pay, in the fall, but I did not like to sell your stuff on credit. we took dinner ther to day. he wants to sell out at $25. or less.       

A.B.

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