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 done no good. They wanted to be shot but hanging was the law.

We all found homes right off but had to be parted. I lived with Rev. W. Roberts and was the girl spoken of in the Advocate you spoke of. I lived with them till I was married and they done well by me. Matilda has lived in the same place all the time. E. and H have changed places several times so after all here I am settled down in sober married life and a little girl with blue eyes calls me by the name of ma.

We heard by the emigration that came the year after us that the Indians had robbed father's grave, leaving his bones to bleach on the prairie.

Perhaps you would like to know something of this country. We have had up to this time very little rain, the nights being cold, the sun shining warm and pleasant during the day. Crops are generally good. Times are rather dull there being no cash in the country. Wheat is six bits a bushel in cash and a dollar in trade. Potatoes are 25 to 50 cents per bushel. Wages are from one to two dollars per day. There is too much merchandise in the country and no public improvements. We would like very much to have grandpas dageurreotype if you would send it to us and as many more as you are able to send us. We want to know how our kin folks look. I want you to write and tell us how many uncles and aunts we have and their names. Have you any children? What are our cousins names and how many of them?

What is grandpas name and what was grandmas name? How old was father when he died and where was he born; Also what was mother's age?

I did not tell you the name of our daughter. We call her Kate Virginia. I have written you a long letter but it was necessary to let you know our history. Remember us to all the relations and tell them to write. Direct your letters to Salem, Marion Co., O.T.

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