Mis120TN-X
TENNESSEE, MISC
1875
Written to
S. P. Draper
Dear Cousin
I have at last
found and opertunity to write you a fiew lines in answer to yours whitch I
received
Some time
ago we are all well at this time &
hope this will reash you in due time and finds you all
well I havent anything of mutch importance to
rite times is pretty dull here at this time
we have
had a very
Colde winter here times is it is hoped will get better here soon as there is a
propsect
of all of the
Coal Shafte going to work & if they do it will bring more money in to
Circulation at least
if it does
nothing more the health of our People
is very good this winter there was a
big fire in
Murphysboro on
the evening of the third of this month
it burned about half of the Squar in front
of the Court
House the loss is estimated at (25,000)
twenty five thousand dollars the loss
is
partly civered
by inshurance in different Companys
well Stephen are you married yet
if you are
not do you want
to Marry & if you do want to marry Just let me no & I will try to give
you a
perscription
that perhaps will do you good I have
not bin to Cambells Hill Since you & I was
there but I
guess that big fat giril we seed there is all right I have not bought any more boxes
of candy since
you & I got that on the Cars But
enough of that I have bin trying to
Clear
Som land this
winter but it has bin so Cold that we Could not get mutch grubing don yet but
I hope it will
get warm Soon So I can go to work again
See Bradley & family is all Well & right
Side up with
Care he has not fell down over the railroad Since you was here that I no
off
Lee & my
self intends to come down to see you next fall provided we bouth live & Lee
does
not get the
Skin knocked of his nose again & we Can get Money enough to get there &
back
again. I must close for this time excuse bad riting
& Spelling write Soon &
often
So no more at
present I Still remain your friend
& Cousin Good by
ANTHONY
PATE