Dear Jeffer-listers: The last of the Penney Dewey letters I sent to you several days ago was written in 1855. In the course of trying to sort and transcribe these letters I came across this letter, stepping backwards three years, written in the Wisconsin Territory to Smithsville Jefferson County NY. Asher Penney and Harriet Dewey have married and have had one child. This letter is written from one who has gone to Wisconsin and is writing of being there and suggesting perhaps a big draw for moving there, free land. This letter appears to be written from a sister to a sister so I am assuming it was written by a Dewey sister, perhaps another daughter of Barzilla Dewey Jr. as she referrs to Mother and Father here. At this writing we do not know who Monroe is, perhaps a Dewey nor do we know who Zophar is although he is mentioned in future letters. Crescent Prairie, May 16th, 1852 [Wisconsin] Dear Brother and Sister I embrace this opportunity to write to you and hope that you will excuse me for not writing to you before now. I suppose that you think that I have forgotten you. I think of you everyday and almost every hour and I would give a great deal to see you and your boy.if I had it. We are aliving in Georges house we hope that he will be here this summer and bring his family with him [family history suggests that this is George Calkins]. We hope that he will get him a farm paid for and we are inclined to think that he can for we are told that this land will be given to the settlers that are here. I wish that you and Asher was here now. I think you could get you a good farm. You don’t know how I want to have you come here. I hope that you will make up your mind to come with George comes out here. I wish that Father and Mother would come too, with them. I wish that I was there to have some of your pickels if you have got some as good as your was when I was out there last year. I have not eat any as good as they was since I came here and I have not ate any pork as good as you had when I was there. I have thought of it again many times since we came here. I was glad to hear that your boy was so healthy but sorry to hear that he was so worrisome. It must be quite a task for you to take care of him and do your work but I suppose that you think that he pays you for all of the trouble he is to you. I suppose that you think that he is about right. I have got a good brother that is Monroe, he is gone abraking now. I don’t know when he will be here again. He is good to me now I cannot write much more at this time for we expect Mr. Hutchinson will be along any moment. He is agoing to carry the letters this week. It is so far to the post office that we cannot go there every day. We have to send them when we can get a chance. I did not get the letter that you wrote to me until a little while ago. We are all well as commen at present and hope that we shall remain so all summer but I am afraid that Zophar will have the ague [?] and fl--d again. I am a [torn] ring home all of the time almost. I cannot write any more this for this time Zophar sends his best respects to Asher and all the rest of his friends. Monroe sends his best to all. Give my love to all who may inquire after me. Harriet, don’t neglect writing so long again. I will write as soon as I hear from you again. Please direct your letters to Waupaca Falls, Waupaca Co [county] This unsigned letter is written on one piece of paper and sealed with wax. It was addressed on the outside to Mr. Asher Penny, Smithville, Jeff CO NY and the return address simply says Waupaca May 1952