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Willis, Henry. Letter to Isaac Post.
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Battle Creek Sept. 20th/66
Esteemed Friend
Isaac Post
I am much in want of a Comon 2 Horse Side hill plow [?,?] presuming the have them for Sale in Rochester will thee please to have one with 2 or 3 Extra points Shipt to me at thy Earliest convenience have it Marked H. Willis Battle Creek [? M] [?] on [?Recipt] of thy answer giving me the price I will Remitt to the [?Dft] for same [??] under many obligations to thee for thy attention I know of no place in this state where the are Kept. we are now on our [??Farm??] near BattleCreek I wish to use a Sidehill plow Phebe & I hope to have a visit from thee and Amy which I should be greatly obliged for .. I to Day Got a Telegraph Dispatch from J S Griffin notifying me that 50 Colored men were on the way to B __ C from Washington Johnsons policy is Driving those poor Cretures north to [?Buffet?] our Cold Winters what a pity the [??] hand Did not Dispatch that miserable wretch. [?Tractor] .. Phebe is [?gaming?] since her Return She joins me in Thanks to you all for the Many kindnyses [?reced?] from you & hope we may be able to return the Same [?Thoue?] Truly H Willis