Letter #3 is written five years after letter #2, to Asher and Harriet Penney who have just moved to WI, by Jarvis and Samantha Penny. Since I do not yet know, I am assuming that Jarvis Penney is a brother to Asher and Charley Penney. His wife Samantha is unknown. Henderson Oct. 19, 1855 Asher, you said that I had not written to you but it is not so for we have written you two letters. This leaves us all well as ever. Charley has not gotten home yet Asher. I will now tell you how much grain I have raised this year. I had 148 bushel of barley - 60 bushel of wheat- oats, 80 bushels, potatoes 120 but potatoes is arotting very considerable. Corn is light. I have got the best pig in the neighborhood, he will weigh about four hundred. I am to work in the swamp and would like to have you and Yuornkeg [(?) -[ possibly Yuornpey)] and George Ross to worka for me a day or two and I will furnish t(??) yankey that I would like an axe helve. I don’t think that Eber (Penney) will be up there this winter for he is a sailing now. I think I shall plow about ten acres this fall. Father is aplowing and it would please you to see him. We spent an hour there other day and we killed sheep for him yesterday. I see him after them but before I could get to them he had kill one. I liked him. You brother got (an) axe. Coliver and father struck him with the axe. Asher, Charely(brother, Capt. Charles Penney) is married to Elizabeth, they was married (the) 15th of this month We expected brother was convinced his letters that Charley was to your house but he got to Uncle Philip and staid there 10 days and we was all disappointed because he did not get to see you. (next sentence mentions bank warrants, undecipherable) --ll ---- -ill that there -- not any owe got bank warrants yet. Asher, grain is up - barely is 1.18 wheat is 1.75 to 2.00. Asher, I have the school wood this Fall. Harvay[maybe Garvay] has not gone home yet. (It has) snow(ed) a full 8 inches here yesterday - it has been a very bad Fall - it has rained most of the time. Now davy if you can make this out I will write you another. I about suppose you can read this but if you can’t say so when you write. Now davy write soon as you receive this and I will answer it. No more for this time so good by. Send on your thoughts. Jarvis Penny to Asher Penny Harriet as Jarvis has left a space I will write you a few lines to let you know what I am about. I have been making another carpet this fall, I have got it ready for to weave. I think I shall weave it myself. I am going to make it like Lucys. Lucy see Lauriette [(Dewey) Greenly] this fall on the fair grounds. She said that she had not heard from you since you went away. Nancy has got a boy. He weighed ten pounds and a quarter. He is handsome and good natured. They call him fred Corneal Cilby has got a boy, too. [ed. note - because of lack of puncuation it is unclear if the boys name is Fred Corneal or the ladies name is Corneal Cilby. Corrections are solicited from readers]. Orenzo [last name unk.] has got home from from the west and is married. He married Lucy Chandlier. He was married the 23rd of this month. I have not seen them yet but I expect a visit from them this week. Tell aunt Sylphina that we often think of her and her family if we do not write to them. We would all like to see you all first rate and we was sorry that Charley did not go and see you for we expected he would when he went away. He was gone four weeks. He got home the 22nd. They was one week coming down. I don’t think of anything more. We send our best respects and good wishes to you all so good night - this from Samantha Penny to Harriet Penny [ed note; throughout these letters the writers often refer to Asher Penney as "davy" most of the time not capitalizing it as a proper name - it is unclear to me if this is his nickname or a common term of the day like, "hey Buddy"]