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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Cavalry
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Maple Grove Iowa October 26th 1884
My Dear Children at Delight Custer Co. Neb
your very kind letter of the 20
th [ ? ] is before
us it
[ ? ] tto Dexter the 24
th but I have ben
so busy the last two weeks gathering apples that I
have shersley taken time to eat but of corse
had to eat or I could not work I have got to
be like an old horse work on my
[ ? ]
we are usually well and hope these
few lines will find you the same
R. P. Gnegy went up to Custer County and
was well plessed with the country he
found a quarter
[ ? ] that had been taken by
a nother man and thought he could buy him
out I see him last evening and he said that
he had not hird from the man yet I think
he said that the man lived in Ohio I told
him I believed Ira could get him a claim
and mentioned Lydies claim to him asked him
hour he would like it he said in case
he could get it reasonable and that it was
not to sandy he would like to get it or some
other claim that was a good one Rick would make
a good neighbor in my opinion he is a republican
and I think he is honest at least I have alwise
found him so he is a hard working man and
I think a man that attends to his own business
In case you want to sell that claim of
Lydies and dont hold it so hight that he can
not but it let me know the best that can
be done at return mail and give me a map
of just how it lays and how it joines yours
I told him that I thought the school house was
on the corner of it but he is like you
would never kneede a school house so for
as he is conserned I am glad you enjoy those
apples in case I hadent thought they would be
a deer present after all I think the 3
[ ? ]
would have went for we have a plenty
this year 135 of one kind 240 besides what I
had give away and sold I have at this writing
220 in the cellar of corse some of them would
not be merchantable say 200 at present merchantable
apples we had a letter from Spids last night
they are well as usual, we have ben having
splendid weather since I sent those apples up to
last night it rained and has rained more or less all
day to day I dident raize any potatoes this year onley
in my garden I got 24 bushel for 11 ½ bushel of apples
let us here from you soon as every your father
and mother Simonds
[On Envelope:]
Return to
[ ? ] Simonds
Dexter, Iowa,
If not delivered within 10 days.
Mr and Mrs Ira Graves
Delight
Custer Co Nebraska
