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Post, Joseph. Letter to Isaac Post.

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+will lead to perfection. It is now raining <br />
-will lead to perfection. It is now rainy <br />
 again is quite wet now has been very <br />
-nice time for planting corn we miss our <br />
+nice time ^for^ planting corn we miss our <br />
 Thomas much had been here so long <br />
-and knew so well how to do but on <br />
+and knew so well hou<s>gh</s> to do but on <br />
 the whole an not sorry they are gone <br />
 so for the men we have I think try <br />
-to [suit?] and much quieter times in the <br />
+to suit and much quieter times in the <br />
-house and and am in hopes it will <br />
+house and and <s>think</s> am in hopes it will <br />
 continue. do not feel like sending <br />
-either of them with hay to market [so?] <br />
+either of them with hay to market so <br />
 are pressing it and carrying to the boat <br />
 do not get quite as much for it have <br />
-sold it at Roslyn for 90% percent <br />
+sold it at Roslyn for 90 cts per cut<br />
 loose hay at Brooklyn sell from <br />
-[57?] to 125 [cts?] percent we are not farming <br />
+to 125 cts per cut we are not farming <br />
-as largely as we have done [not you as?] <br />
+as largely as we have done not got as<br />
-many cows do not plant as much [earn/corn?] <br />
+many cows do not plant as much corn <br />
-and not [mow?] quite as much as common <br />
+and not mow quite as much as common <br />
-Edward Titus has lift home we have gone to take <br />
+Edward Titus has left home we ^have^ gone to take <br />
-[Superier?] in the [mincing?] [illegible?] have herd <br />
+[Superier?] in the mining region have herd <br />
-with a new machine to [auch?] are the family <br />
+with a new machine to [crush?] are the family <br />
-have been disposed to keep his concern [illegible] <br />
+have been disposed to keep his concerns very <br />
-much to [themselves?] <br />
+much to themselves <br />
-Joseph Post <br />
+J Post

Revision as of Oct 30, 2023, 3:11:43 PM

will lead to perfection. It is now raining
again is quite wet now has been very
nice time ^for^ planting corn we miss our
Thomas much had been here so long
and knew so well hough to do but on
the whole an not sorry they are gone
so for the men we have I think try
to suit and much quieter times in the
house and and ~~think~~ am in hopes it will
continue. do not feel like sending
either of them with hay to market so
are pressing it and carrying to the boat
do not get quite as much for it have
sold it at Roslyn for 90 cts per cut
loose hay at Brooklyn sell from
87 to 125 cts per cut we are not farming
as largely as we have done not got as
many cows do not plant as much corn
and not mow quite as much as common
Edward Titus has left home we ^have^ gone to take
[Superier?] in the mining region have herd
with a new machine to [crush?] are the family
have been disposed to keep his concerns very
much to themselves
J Post