gone, he will be home this evening. He cant move till this man gets so that he can leave him. This is a very disagreeable place to me I am glad Thomas is going to move from here. I haint got acquainted with many yet some of thes Ishmalites come in to see this sik man, they run in like they ware scared and never speak. We have a rocken chair I just sit and rock and look at them. They wont wait for a introduction—is that your sister? Yes sir—it is funny to hear them. I want you to rite to me when you get this letter how you all is—how Ant Betsy is and all the children is and how Sally is and how old Ant Moor is, I long to hear from you all. We haint had no word from James since we came home. Give howdy to Ant Betsy and uncle and all our friends and to your father. Rite and direct your letter to Rogersville we wont be here for a letter to come. I will write more particulars the next time. No more at present but remain your sister,
John and Jane McClure."
Brother and Sister:
I have taken up my pen this morning to let you know that I am still in the land of the living and in good health, thanks be to the great giver of all mercies for it. I haint much news to rite to you at present, Thomas and family is well, he has had a great deal of trouble about his business he is not improving his tanyard fast. We had a very dry summer since harvest. Corn is better than we expected, fall grain was very good, wheat is fifty cents a gushel in trade, corn won dollar a barrel. Money is very scarce in this Country. I have had a great deal to do for some time back. Thomas has had the workmen at his house. I have had no body to help till last week, we hired a black woman for a while. Thomas was up to see James about too weeks ago they wir all well then, he and his wife had the fever, his wife was very bad he had but a slight turn, his blak family had it and one died. Thomas had his daughter up there going to school all summer, he
