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Autograph letter signed from V. and J.P. Capron and E.W. and H. Chandler, addressed to John P. Capron of Marshfield, Vt

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Open book Autograph letter signed from V. and J.P. Capron and E.W. and H. Chandler, addressed to John P. Capron of Marshfield, Vt

Title Autograph letter signed from V. and J.P. Capron and E.W. and H. Chandler, addressed to John P. Capron of Marshfield, Vt

Creator Capron, V

Date 1845

Place Iowa--Keosauqua

Language English

Subjects Manuscripts, American

Extent [4] p. 32 cm

Format Manuscripts, Correspondence

User-Contributed Transcription Keosauqua July the 20 1845?Dear Brother and SisterIt is with much reluctance that I take my pen this morning, to adress you owing to the long neglect of useing it we receive yours dated Jan 26 we were glad to hear from you in regard to your helth and prosperrity we have been blest with a good degree of helth sens I wrote you, and the rest of our friends. It is a generel time of helth, through this vicinity, thare was some cases ov the winter fever last winter, but thare has not been as much sickness as usual this summer thus far, we had a very faverable winter not much cold wether nor snow, and the season thus far apers prospers, to the farmer, Crops look fine, wheat is good and probably will not everage over 37 1/ 2 per Bushel corn looks fine, if you could see some of our fields of corn you would hardly think it worth while to dig amgund the rocks of N E to try to rase corn, but I dont dis pise my native land, no my native land I love the, it is with plesur that I look back to hapy N England and con coll it the home of my youth, yes N England ever has an enduring name that sounds sweet to my ear it was thare I lerned to love my Saviour and thare I received my only religious instruction around the ? alter and in the sanctuary, but I did not prise those priveledgs as I wish I had, but they are days past and gon never to return but enough of thisYou wished some information about Uncle Copers family I am not able to giv you much Brother Donney? had a letter from Sister Sarah the last of may She stated that they were thare in Uncle Hagers settlement She had seen them and they ware well and wished to see us very much that was ll the information we hav had of them Uncle Amos Hager, wife and her husband hav parted Sister rote that thare family had ben sick for six or 7 weeks and had suffered very much and ware not able to help them selves, and had to be removed to his uncles they had bured thare little Charles he was about too years old, they hav but one more, little Josiah, Orpha has another little girl it is about 7? months old Mary Josepha, Laura has a son sevn months She cauls it George Henry they have but to children a gurl and boy Obeds folks have too about 7? weeks old one they call William Henry the other Sarah Elisabath they are very prety children they wade about 7 pounds apiece they are tolerable helthy

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Call Number VAULT folio Graff 581

BibID 991544518805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Filename 154451_GR_581_0001.TIF

Unique Identifier NL1V722

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