For the archives and future researchers. I don't have too many of these old letters but never transcribed this particular one before and thought I'd share. The handwriting is quite nice, and I tried to preserve the flavor and the language. The Loomis was in Henry County, I suppose. indiana County Pa Feebruary 27th 1866 Mr. Hugh A. Hamilton Dear Sir I take this opertunyty let you know we are all in resonable health at present hoping that theas few lines may find you in the same state of health. I now inform you that I have sold the farm that ibot in the west on condishions that I can get it selled without me going there myself. Mr. Leach has wrote to me that Nathan Loomis will give 300 dollars for my bargain I paid 800 on the farm which gained intrist for to the first of April now I wish you to Geneseo and see about it and see if you can get things fixt in my place if you see you can do it to fee an atornay cariet throu for you I will pay you for it and if there can nothing be done in the case will have to go my self if the partyes Can fix this mater among them selves and you can get me the money which would be about eleven hundred and twenty dollars with the interest while I was writing the above part of this letter Alan Kunkle brout me the letter you wrote 21sest of February shoed it to Mary A. Snyder. She sopaesed that you hed baut that farm a crops green never be fore this time now I state to you to at tend to that mater as soon as you get this letter and if you cant attind to it write to me right tof? and i will go myself and pay for it and get the deed or finish the sale I may like ly not muve to the west if I shouldent sele. I will in Clse afew dollars in this letter to pay your exspens es for one trip out and back again State your ?sspects or your failure about it and i will write an anser to your letter write of or go there as soon as I know what to do in the next letter i will state more in beticular nothing on that subject Mrs. Margaret Steffy my sister died on Saturday last and buried on monday. Respectfully yours Daniel Altimus in adishanal to what i have wrote Mr. Loomis gets the corn and the stove which I was to get in the Bargain my sale will be on the 17 teenth of march.