Sugar Creek April 3^rd /70

 

Dear Cous James

                        Last night I received a letter from you & I hasten to reply. I do not know of ever being as much surprised at the contents of any as of that. It appears from that letter that you have received word from C. Butric to carry on your suit. I did not know of his giving you any such directions or of any of my friends. I will tell you all I know of the matter. I am living some 35 miles from the rest of the friends. I went home on a visit Father had received your letter. He & my brothers wished me to write to you I did so. Received one or two letters / went home again. My brothers Father & myself concluded we would not engage in it the suit as we thought if Aunt did not wish any of it to come to us all right. therefore I wrote to you accordingly & have never heard a word about it since. Supposed it had been settled & all was going right. What was decided upon doing after that I do not know. But I surely believe that C. Butric has never had orders aside from his own family to do as you have written. Yes it may be & come to think Harriet & Adah both were dissatisfied at the time. I will send your letter to Father by the next mail & then I will quickly know if they employed Charles to write. If so I know nothing about the arrangement at all. Did you receive his letter directing you to go on before you got mine or after. When was it written 

 

How I wish I could see you Why cant you come West. I have talked quite a while about coming east but do not know when I shall. When I went home the last time & that must be about a year & a half ago I wrote to you I wanted Father to go east & see about it but as there did not seem to be a willingness on the side of my sisters to have him do so I concluded for my part if it could be settled by you there it would be better than for us to interfere—therefore I wrote you as I did. I would like to know what you did about it & how you got beat. You wrote me that all the neighbors & that public opinion was on your side. Father said he knows of two reasons why Aunt had no right to will it all. But this writing dont seem as good as it is to talk. How I wish I could see you. What became of Aunt Abbies property or did she not have any. I shall feel very sorry if you meet with any loss. How much were the expenses & / what was the amount due by C. Butric. Is it finally settled & how.

 

I was home last week but did not hear any thing said about it. Fathers health is quite good for him. Do you know where I can direct to Aunt Lucinda & Aunt Patty Philipps. I have lost their address. I do not know as I have any news to write, therefore I close by bidding you all good by. My husband sends his kind regards & with him I join. Write me soon.

                                                                                   

Your Cous Sarah

 

Address          

Mrs Sarah D. B. Schultz

Sugar Creek

Walworth Co

Wisconsin

 

Wont you come west—what would I give to have you. Do be sure & visit me if you do—Do—Do—You will know all then & so would we.

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