Mis122TN-X

TENNESSEE, MISC

January 24, 1889

Written to

Stephen Draper

Murphysboro, Ill.

Dear Cousin

I seat my self to drop you a few lines to let you all know that we yet live We are all well at

this time & hope this will finde you the Same I have nothing of importance to write we are

having the warmest winter I ever Saw in all of my life the ground has not bin frouse over

three inches this winter and to day looks like Spring Father is here at my House while I

write & he wantes to Know if your Father is living yet he Seemes to be very anctious

So pleas answer this as Soon as you get this letter.

Times is very dull here but the health of the People is very good Father is in very good

health for a man of his age he will be 79 years olde next July the 19th Lem is getting

along very well and Growing wheat lookes well and it is growing finley and it lookes as

tho we will have a good crop next Harvest I would be glad if you boys would Come up

to See us and Spend a fiew weeks with us Come up and I will go with you and see all

of our Kind folks Produce is very low hear Wheat is worth only 80 cents per bushel

corn 35 cents Potatoes 30 cts Green appels 35 cts per bushel and Eggs & butter we

can hardly Sell at any price

Now Stephen I want you to answer this as soon as you can So we will Know how you

are all getting along Father wants to Know how the health of your Mother is and what

is here Age

So I will close For this time Pleas write Soon

Your Cousin

Anthony Pate

Note from Gene a M. Ruble; July 1966:

This Anthony Pate (b. 1843, d. 1926) is brother to Sabe, Philip,

Matthew, John & Perlemon Pate, Jr