Augusta County: A. D. Dunlop to His Mother, June 15,
1860
Summary:
A. D. Dunlap tells his mother about the crops, his living expenses, and his daily
activities. Dunlap plans to build a house and mentions his intended.
June 15 1860
Dire Mother
In hast I take my pen in hand to write you a few lines
to let you all know that we ar well an hoping these few lines may find you all the same news of interrest is scarce here at
present. The weather is very hot at this time here we hav
ben
blesed with plenty of rane
now for the last 8 weeks corn looks well an
som
a gane looks bad wheet
thare wont be any worth [unclear: nomin]
an oats is very short thare has
ben
sevrel storms here in the last 2 weeks an
hall plenty an
don a heap of damige
thare was one man killed 15 miles from here another
town of Clinton bi
litngning his name was Ashby he was in a horse
stable at the time Mother times is hard here an I expect
will
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be harder before they get beter the
fruit is scarce thare is plenty of peache in some plases
an
som few apels
..well.. Mother I must tell you that I am gowing to
change my wa of living this foul
if nothing hapins
an I wold like to hare what you will say to it I hav
got tired living this wa for it costs to much to liv
a lon in this country wee
ar paying two dollars an a half a
pese a week an we hav to furnish our [unclear: own] bed an pay for our washin
be sids I hav
som notion to bild a house this
summer I ant
sertin whether I will or not we hav
a bout twelve hundred dollars
[unclear: standing] out here an still hoc as much
up we both can do I is working an on wagons porty much all the time he is work at one now we earn
a bout
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one hundred an twenty dollars per month but
mother I've the averlastin chills we cant get rid or them they giv him an I thunder som times but dont last long
well Mother I treded
horsis this morning an got a
fine mare worth 200:00 I will cut a dash I recon
an there is to bed dans here to knigh I expect be
there with my in Tended but I cant
[illeg.] you all know that the helth or the
country is very good at present except the chills an that
we dont call sickness here Mothe I hav
som money an you shal
hav it well Dire
Mot I will close for this time I hav
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wrot all the news that I hav
an
hav not wrote much nether
yess
thare is to be several barbacues round here th 4 of July an one on the 14 I wont know whether I shal be at any or not
no more giv my best respects all an espocly uncle Jim I tell him I wont be lik him lon an old bachler all my life tell sister Nan to look out an Mag the same
no more at present but remain youre most direst son
A. D. Dunlop
write soon to me and dont for get me
