For George and Pheobe.                                 11

 

                                                                                    Kind friend and Dear Sister,—

                                                                                                I seat myself again to communicate to you a few lines. I received your letter and was very happy to hear from you and the rest of the folks.

 

            I suppose you think this is funny letter-paper with such a stamp on as this. I got it at Mr. Billows store this evening and they had some stamped in this form and I thought perhaps you knew some of them. Mr. Jacob Billow in Perry County is their Uncle. They are good company we often spend the evening in their room.

 

            Mr. Jacobs;—you said I did not say anything about Brother Mosy; you did not know whether I lost him or not; well I saw him this evening and I cannot say much about him. All I can say he is well and so am I, and hope you folks are the same.

 

            I suppose you think I was a little stranious about Uncle, well it is as I said; they may get along well enough in the family (that is) they may have enough to eat as far as I know but as for him I cannot express myself to freely. All that I can see and have saw has convinced me that he is doing wrong. I was to see him once since I wrote youre letter. He dose not / live in Shelby. He lives in Mansfield, it is about fourteen miles from Shelby.

 

            Dear Sister;—you warned me not to spend my time at such a place as that; no, Sister I never shall I would sooner go and hear that holy word proclaimed from the pulpit than to sit where there is cursing and swearing going on.

 

            It is right for you to warn me sister but I am opposed to such miserable places. I may suppose you think I am blind folding you but I know you never heard of any such a thing of me and pray that you never may as long as God will spare me upon this earth.

 

            Dear and Kind friends;—I have enjoyed the west so far very happy I must say. As for painting my boss says I am getting along fine. We have plenty of work and that is what I want. The first job we had when I commenced was the painting of a preachers house viz the inside of it. I got along very well with it the Boss said. We had about four hundred and fifty or sixty pains to put in and we have that all done. We have four or five houses ready for painting but the weather is so bad that we cannot do it. It has been snowing since Friday evening and is still snowing yet. I would like to know what for weather you have there at present. I will have to bring my lettre or rather scribling to a close as I want to write Cousin Mollie a few lines. I hope you are all enjoying that good health which God alone can give. Farewell.

 

Shelby, Richland Co. Ohio.                                        Your Brother and friend as ever

March 22th. 1862                                My love to you all. Write soooooon         H. Wtz.

                                                            and all inquiring folks.

 

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Sister I was very happy to hear that Miss Barbara A Miller was well and hope that she is in good health at present. Good bye.

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