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Woodford County Keny- August 2d 1831
Dear Miss I received your kind letter on the 31st of July it gave me much pleasure to hear you was well but I am sorry to hear you cannot enjoy yourself I thought when you left this if you was dissatisfied that you intended to come back you write you have waited a long time for an answer I never recieved your's therefore I thought you have never written, and I would write no more, you brother when he was up told me you was very well satisfied, and also told Mrs. [gap] same and [gap] thought you was so well satisfied that you had forgotten [gap] we are all well and I am in hopes these few lines will find you both enjoying the same blessing the people hear are very healthy. The crops of wheat are not good good as they were last year owing to the wet wheather. The crops of corn at this time are very promising, wheat is worth fifty cents per bushel and corn the same, you wanted to hear how the Mclure Law suit is going on there was noth ing [nothing] done at June court, as you was anxious to hear for a friend that wished to know, it gives me some satisfisfaction to hear of a friend in that, it has given me a great deal of uneasiness. I want you to tell you Brother what Mc.lure has stated that the day [???] run the line between Mr. Jones and himself that Mclure asked him was the fence his and Mr. Mccuddy said it was in the presence of Mr. Jones, and agreed that it was and that he had no claim to it, and that Mr. M.cuddy will qualified on oath to that I wish him as a friend to write to Mr. Jones as soon as you review this, [gap] by so doing he will verry oblige and you wished to hear from [gap] Price he is [gap] he died on July the 21st.. Mrs Louisa Paine's death is looked for every day with the same complaint, Mrs. Flemming has another daughter Mrs. Hagar has an heir, Bird Smith has bought Mr. Linns place. I saw you sister [ ? ] the 21st of July he told me that she looked for you verry hard in four weeks but many she never expected to see again in this world you say you have no expectations of getting company
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Miss Sarah Mc.cuddy Logan county Russelsville Keny.. 18 3/4 [postmark: LEXN AUG 4]
you Brother told us that he should come back this fall when he left hear, Randle Harris died on the 31st of July as it respects religion there is verry few made a profession of religion since you left this, Campbelism has caused a great split among the churches. I will add nothing more but
But remain your affectionate and sincere well wisher [??]
Nancy H. Jones
Miss. Sarah Mccuddy Miss. Mary Mccuddy
cap the cuddy wanted to know if Mr Jones could let him have some money this fall tel him it Depends on these law sutes
