Box 1

"I received your letter on yesterday evening. It was received with unbounded pleasure, and rest assured answered with the same. We were truly glad to hear from you, that you were well and a prospect of doing well. I hope that you may be finely[sic] pleased with your situation with the country and with the friends that surround you..."

"You must excuse my negligence in writing for I have been so busy since I received your last letter of June the 26th. However I have written several letters you never received. I wrote to you a week or so before I received your last letter but I suppose you never got it yet. This will give you timely warning to prepare to come to camp-meeting..."

"I this cold snowy evening try my speed again in writing to you. I had come to the conclusion that it wasn't worth while to write and mail it at Evansville as you did not get my other letters. But anyhow I thought I would try once more. We are well and do trust these imperfect lives will find you both likewise..."

"I try once more to answer your kind letter this evening, we are all well at the present and wish when these few lines reach you they will find you both well. [...] Leah is well and the babe. The name is James Holbort, a fine fat boy he is..."

"Above please find Freight Bill and Bill of business in Sunday merchandise..."

"I now take my pen in hand to let you no[sic] that we are all well hopen[sic] when these few lines will find you all in the same like blessing. Now Martin Goddard please bless my crop grow them one third when it is in shop..."

"This Sabbath morn finds me seated for the purpose of [?] you a few lines. [...] There has been some marriages I expect you have heard of some and some you haven't and I will tell you all (you told me to write everything I could think of). Pat and John McKinny was the first. Now Albert and a Powell..."

"I write a few lines in haste I have just [?] [...]"

"Your favor [?] and respectfully return the 4 claims you enclosed..."

"[...] Mr. Lamb told me yesterday, and there will be a man leave here in a few days 3 or 4 at most on his way to Springfield Mo., and if you could see him you could come with him on his return his name is Green and is taking a family from here to Springfield..."