Dear Brother and Sister: I seat myself to write you a few lines t let you know we are all well at this time. Hoping when these few lines come to hand they may find you all enjoying good health. We are in the State of Missouri, Sullivan co.. We landed here 23 of October last of 1856. I live about 60 miles of Sister Lucy. Me and family was up there in January on a visit and they were all welll. She has 200 acres of land and could get $10.00 an acre. Has four yoke of work cattle, 2 good milk cows, and one good young mare and she lives in Davis Co. If you want to write to her, address your letter to Sullivan Co. Gallatin Post Ofice. Now I will tell you something about the times. Times is hard and harder coming on yet. meal is 60 cents a bushel and very hard to get. Flour is 50 cents a hundred, meat is worth 6 to 8 cents a pound. Milk cows from $20 to 30 dollars. The connections are all well as far as I know. When I left ther mother was living with uncle James Harvey. I don't like Missouri as well as I expected to. I don't expect to stay her long. I want you should write me and let me know how times is there and what you think a man could do if he was there with wife and small children and nothing else. Polly says she has 3 likely boys, but can't afford a girl. One going on thirteen, one six, and one, one. Let me know how labor is there what a man could get a month. Direct your letter to Sullivan Co. Milan Post Office. I must bring my lines to a close by saying fare thee well. John Lawrence To: Rhoda and family and Verlinda and family Three more to go. ==== HARVEY Mailing List ==== HARVEY Mailing List Archive Search: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Listowner: Pat Hall [email protected]