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...and wed out all the weeds and i tell you i have worked hard but wee have a good garden plenty pes benes couckumbers and that aint all wee have two fine pig and a nice calf i tell you wee have got along so far verry well altho i hant had enny help from the boys John is agiting verry stingey william you rote you had fine times ashooting deer & i hope you will fech home a bout forty if you ples but carful you dont shoot your selfs i shant right again until you come home if wee keep well for it is a great job for me to right it is agitting late and i cant right much more now and my pen is verry poor indeed i dont now as you can find out what i have rote if you dont come home in too weeks you must right again tel george evline is able to do her work with an liva help and wee air glad of that wee dont think mary ever bee able to care much more for her for she has don two much nor she has worked two hard for her helth

           

so good by all bengamin Hibbard                                              

Sarah Hibbard

wiliam hibbard            george lord

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