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Regiment: 1st Michigan Light Artillery
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Lapeer Sept 24
th 1882
Brother John and the rest of the
family. Your welcome letter
was received not long since
We are well. the weather is
cool and dry, had little frost last
night crops are all good, wheat
above the average, nearly half of it
was hadly damaged through this Co
I had in 165 bushels before the rain
I have not thrashed what was out about so by
we have 14 acres corn about half eat
I sowed six acres wheat two weeks
ago not all up yet, today had a
light rain last wenesday night
you ask what I will give you
to work for me this winter well
I am not able to
[ ? ], but there
is pleanty of work, wages in the
woods 20 dolars her month. Up
[ ? ]
100 miles
up north where Elias is (beaver
Lake. Ogenaw Co,) 20 to 26
per month. there are pleanty of
shingle mills about here that
are short of help most of the time
20 dolars is about the wages for corn
[ ? ] hands. Charles Sherwood
has $18,00 per month all summer works
for stringer Charley is advent
Your mothers funeral expences
were twenty dollars James paid,5,
L.P.
Lapeer Sept[ ? ]th
Dear brother and sister
we received your welcome
leter and was glad to hear
from you we are all pretty
well well John you said Net
was drying apples and me
have been drying
and caning berres of witch
thare has been lots we have
plenty of black berries on our
place and thare is some yet
we had some for super thare
has been lots of huckleberries
peaches are not very plenty
and high aples not a very big
crop portatoes good I mind you
have got more than your
share of onions beter throw
a good big one this may they
have all gone to be but Lewis
and myself
[ ? ]John do
you ever see the
[ ? ] Mitchel
it used to be if you do tell
her I send lots of love and
wish she would write to me
when you write again tell
me about the folks I used
to know thare Harveys
family are pretty well well
Net if you will send some
of your apples over this way
I will help you
[ ? ] them
well they have all gone to
bed and left me and I guess
I will have to go to some of
the children will write
[ ? ]
time I guess with lots of
love to all I must stop
please write soon Deldy
[On Envelope:]
John C. Vanmarter
South Sodus
Wayne Co
N.Y.
