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Thayer, Sarah E. Letter to Amy Kirby Post. (1870-02-01)
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Sarah B. and I that I would direct the same | Sarah B. and I that I would direct the same | ||
to thy care as we have not heard where they | to thy care as we have not heard where they | ||
| − | are located for [] but suppose at [] | + | are located for [months] but suppose at [Sophie's] ^.^ |
I think of thee and thine very often and | I think of thee and thine very often and | ||
as is the wont of the aged I ran over and | as is the wont of the aged I ran over and | ||
| − | over the same old tracks I have lately had | + | over the same old tracks ^.^ I have lately had |
a letter from my grandson T W Collins who | a letter from my grandson T W Collins who | ||
has gone to [] ^and^ taken a farm on the table | has gone to [] ^and^ taken a farm on the table | ||
land of the Cumberland mountains 60 miles in circumference his farm | land of the Cumberland mountains 60 miles in circumference his farm | ||
contains 200 acres (or more) and there is a | contains 200 acres (or more) and there is a | ||
| − | fine stream or | + | fine stream or river running thru his land |
capable of being used for mill purposes | capable of being used for mill purposes | ||
my busy brain has been at work on a project | my busy brain has been at work on a project | ||
| − | for [Nelly] Post to go there and set up a | + | for [Nelly] Post to go there and set up a saw |
| + | mill as he did at Colorado. There is good | ||
| + | timber there of all the different varieties ^.^ He's | ||
| + | cleared land is only 20 or 30 acres ^.^ He | ||
| + | find the cattle can be sustained on the | ||
| + | wild grass and the hogs on the [] | ||
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Dear Amy Abby handed me her paper to add to Sarah B. and I that I would direct the same to thy care as we have not heard where they are located for [months] but suppose at [Sophie's] ^.^ I think of thee and thine very often and as is the wont of the aged I ran over and over the same old tracks ^.^ I have lately had a letter from my grandson T W Collins who has gone to [] ^and^ taken a farm on the table land of the Cumberland mountains 60 miles in circumference his farm contains 200 acres (or more) and there is a fine stream or river running thru his land capable of being used for mill purposes my busy brain has been at work on a project for [Nelly] Post to go there and set up a saw mill as he did at Colorado. There is good timber there of all the different varieties ^.^ He's cleared land is only 20 or 30 acres ^.^ He find the cattle can be sustained on the wild grass and the hogs on the []