My object in writing you
is to obtain infermati-
on in reguard to the
wheareabouts of Charls
Chapman's famley
My Brother, Edward Chapman,
was in Salt Lake City Iin
route for California in 1849.
Charles Chapman had Started
for California a few weeks
before my Brother got to Salt
lake city. My Brother Saw, Mrs Charles Chapman & her
two daughters. We heard from
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Them occasionyally, But
during the ware we lost all
tarace of them; Last Apil a
man came to my place
claiming to be Charles
Chapman. ^He^ Said he was a
son of Charles Chapman,
our uncle. ^He^ told us his
Father was still alive. hHe also told us many
things that happend in
our familysies years ago, when
we were living in the East
part of Michigan. He was a
very peculiar man; Stayed
a few day's, ^and^ left us just as
myissterously as he came.
We could mnot find out
where he came from or
where he went. He claimed
he came from woplelow county
Iowa, but we wridote there ^and^ fo[u]nd
no such famley living there
Brother to my Father
whoesse name was Jesse Chapman
Now we want to find uncle
Charles^'s^ famley, if it is a
possible thing, on importen^t^
business; and if will
be so kind as to assist
us. what ever your trouble
is we will pay you.
In case you cant or do not
know any thing about them
pleas give us some one's
name that would be likley
to help us; we would like
a reply at your earlest
conveniants