French Creek
November 26th 1860
Dear brother and sister.
I take the opportunity to rit you these few lines to let
you know that we are all well at present hoping these few
lines may find you all enjoying the same blessing. I
received your letter the last mal and was glad to here
from you it is the first letter I received from you since
father Died. I thought you had all forgotten Me. I rote
to you and James and Sam Young but got no answer from any
of you. You tell James and Sam they must rit to me before
I rit to them again. You want to know about Land. There
is plenty of good land Here. There is no government land
any Place that I know of. Orin Pierce Has got 80 acres of
good land joining me. There could be 30 or 40 Acres of a
farm made on it. There is plenty of timber on the 80 to
support it. But if you want to buy land you Must come and
see it. You want to know how many children we Have got.
We have got fife. 3 Boys and two girls. The youngest will
Bee 9 months old in 13 days more. He is the greatest boy
in the state. This is a verry productive country. The
wether has been very cold here for the last three or four
days. It is More moderate now. Produce is very ??? Here
at present. Wheat from 60 to 50 Cente per bushel. Flour 2
dollers Per hundred. Potatoes and oats about 20 cente per
bushel. I want you to Come up and see us if you can.
James Henry wants Uncle Gardner come up here and buy some
land and Edwin wants Aunt Mary come And see him. I want
let me know What you all are doing and how you are
getting along. You must rite soon as convenient and don't
forget. I would like very much to come down there and see
you all but I have so much to do it seems impossible for
me to leave home at this time. I can think of no more at
present. Good bye Gardner Hickock.
/s/ William Thompson
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Dear brother and sister: Now try to write
a few lines to let you now thate we are all well. We
wante yo to come and se us next spring and se how yo like
the country. Mary I wish you would come up hear and get
some land close by us. I fel very lonsom away from all
our friens. This is a hansome country and very helthey. I
want to no what yo call your boy. Olive Belinda wants me
to tel Ante Mary thate she can wash dishes. She looks
like her Ante Mary. Give my love to James and Sam Yong
and tel them we want them to write to us. We have got a
little Jane three years old laste October. She looks like
her Ante Jane. Us to wish yo would lete me know where
louesey cane lives and where Roabhes is. Please write as
soon as yo gete this and lete us no how yo are and if yo
are a comin up hear. Please excuse my writin the children
bother me so I cant half write. I have fife around me.
Little Ashly is setin alone. I cant write no more ate
present. Be sure and write. I give my love to yo all.
Good by to Mary and Gardner Hickock.
/s/ Emily Thompson
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~contributed by Lindy Casey
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