Hawleyville, Iowa
						April 14th 1867

Dear Brother and Sister

We are all well at present thanks to the giver of all good for his 
great Mercy and goodnefs to us. Nancy and family are all well and 
appear well satisfyed.  We have had the most disagreeable winter 
and Spring that I ever witnessed  I think that March Exceed anything 
that I Ever witnessed anywhere but for the past ten days the weather 
has been better and farmers are generally done Sowing wheat  
I finished Sowing day before yesterday  I onley Sowed twenty Bushel  
a great many of the farmers are Sowing from fifty to one hundred Bushel
Corn and all other kinds of feed is verry Scarce and high  Corn Sells 
at one dollar per Bushel  wheat two dollars  oats 65 cents and there 
is none Scarcely to be had at them figures  Stock as a general thing 
Looks worse than I  Ever Saw  it in this country  We have three Head 
of Horses that looks tolerable well and the rest Looks Like the wind 
will Blow them away  I guess that I will have grain Enough to make out 
on by Being a Little Saveing  I thought for a while that I would have 
to Buy Some corn  But Since I got through Sowing wheat I had a Little 
more Left than I Expected and I Shall try to make out  while I am on 
the grain Subject I will give you a Little Idea of the way people 
Seem disposed to treat Nancy  there is a man here by the Name of Macomber 
who has given her ten Acres of Land to attend in corn this Season free 
of rent  Alex Duncan has given her ground to Sow wheat on free of rent 
and two other men viz. Thomas McAlpin and J. Harris  Each gave her thee 
Bushels of Seed wheat and this week we are going to Sow it for her  I 
should Like to know what Jonathan will think of that  he said that the 
people out here was the most Selfish people that he Ever Saw   But I 
ask does this Look Like it  You will Say no  I should Like to know what 
Jonathan is doing and where he is Liveing  I have never had a Scratch 
from him Since he Left By the way we Learned throug a Letter from 
Mrs. Clapp to Nancy that Father was married  But didn't Say who to 
or anything of the kind.  I would have Supposed that he could have 
taken time to write after geting married  hope he will not Entirely 
forget us.
I shall Direct this Letter to Haysville as it Seems to us out here 
that there is a Screw Loose at Ludlow.  Asbury is also sending a 
Letter  
Mr Clapps Daughter directed  Haysville