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4 in margin: her health is some better she complains of her clothes feeling to tight says she must be getting fatter. May
this find you your cares? all in good health. Yours as ever Jno? Reid persuded to take an mt in with me. as regard Mr. Makey
a failure at the present time I am not realy to blame for I have been woefuly de illegible I am trying to work my way stricken
word out of it in an honorable way as soon as I can. horses have decreased in value? illegible I have been decreased in the
clop of horse represented to me from good to inferences? crops have failed here 3 years. That is my particulars at present.
I have sometime thought of selling out altogether move to Cal. where it is warmer weather as Maggie is getting so as not able
to stand the cold much. still no use of thinking at the present time. Maggie is still with me here in Kansas 1 Spring
Valley Ranch Collyer Kans Nov 12-1888 Brother John Dear Sir I reg your letter a few days ago in reply would that that
Sarah Y I will sell you my section of land (sect 31) for 8.00 per acre less than the amt we owe on it, the amt is about 1750.
or 1800. This is by far the best section on the place for most every thing except stock. It is mostly land only about 15 or
20 stricken word acres that cant be illegible excelent farming lands, also, 3 miles of a good wire fence (4 wires high) red
cedar posts. There is a good chance to build or start a town on it as the railroad runs through a 5 will sell you the
160 on Sect 1 it is all broke up except about 20 acres 10 per acre also sell you the land on Sect 31 south of RR about 106
acres all good land 8.00 per acre sketch of parcels of land and RR line, math