I recently obtained an April, 1881 letter written by a John Dodds of Mt. Joy, Ohio to his brother W. H. Dodds in New Wilmington, PA. In this letter John writes of the goings on in Mt. Joy, including a late snowstorm, his parents, who among the community is ill, and work being completed on the Mt. Joy church. He also mentions some men from "the Grove" coming to work in the neighborhood; their names were Johnson, Vanmeter, and Copeland. Another from Blue Creek was ((Beatron?) John also spoke of Dr. White being ill with rheumatism and Jerry Shannon sick with measles. The letter was written on both sides of lined paper and is in remarkably good condition. I also have the original envelope which is in more of a fragile condition. I would like to return this letter to family of these Dodds or to the Mt Joy church for their historical records. There would be no charge for this -- I would just like to see it returned to someone who will value and share it for its history. Just contact me (Kate) at hpuppet@verizon.net