March 4 1870

 

Mrs mc l roy and mrs baker and all the neighbours there

 

I take my pen to write a few lines to let you know that I am still living and the same as i was when i was out there that cold winter when i was out there at sleding the rest of our famly are all well I have not heard from out there for along time and would like to hear from out there what the people are doing and all the news if mr noriss got coale in that place

 

wheat was good and the corn and oats and cane ware all good we had one hunderd and twelve gallons molases we sold agood meny and have some to sell yet

butter is 30 cents lbs eggs 18 cents doz

 

we have got a teem of horses and a yoke of oxen our horses will be three years old gin spring

 

Hoping this to find you well

 

no more at presant     

 

your friend Lydia Jane Houston

South Bend

Armstrong County

Penn^a

 

write Soon

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