Washington Co Ind

            March 31 1861

 

Dear Son & daughters I onst more pick up My pen to let you no we are All well but grand Mother She is no beter then She was when I rote To you last but we hope when these lines come to Hand tha may find you all well and doing Well. I have but litel to say to you at this time As I rote to you one weeke fom to day and said All I had to say at that time

 

I will now say to you I will have your plow At Crawfordsvill on next Saturday the 6 of nex Month if nothing hapens and the rest of your Tools I could not make A plow for you myself So I baut one and I thinke A good one I have Bin cald fom my worke so mutch that I dont know whether I will ever ketch up A gain

 

The I will do All I can

 

We had A verry hard storm of wind and hail on the 26 of this month throwing dow fenceing and Timber unrufing some barnes we have had A grate deal of rain for the last 3 weekes peech trees Are neary in Bloo if we have no more freeseing weather the will have frute plenty hear this year so I will Stop for the pesent I want you to rite as soon as you receve your plows so I may no you got them yours truly

W^m Forder                                                       G & C Hubbard /

 

 

My Dear Brother & sisters it is with greate pleasure that I pick up my pen this good Sabath Evning to let you know that we are all well at this time but granmother and she is no beter wel it is trying to rain alitle now I went to singing this eavning and walked and we was so tired when we got back [?] Cauble and trinkle was both their Trinkle goes to old peter Zinks evry week I went to Kecherds to a quilting last Friday well the boys come home a Saturday from perlies and they had to wade the river and they ruld of there pants and Robert fel down wel Will you must make Jims tale stifer before you make any other brush well I must quit for pat is a huring me I want you al to rite soon so good by

                                                                        Emily Hubbard            William Forder

                                                                        Sarah Forder   Julia A Hubbard

 

Dear Brother and Sisters I now take my Pen in hand to let you know that we are all well at Present and hoping when these few lines come to hand they may find you all well

                                                                        Winfield S. Hubbard

 

                                                            Sarah a Hubbard         Wm Forder

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