I have a family of seven
children five boys and wish-
ing to bring them up in-
dustrous, with help from
my relatives in England
one year ago I bought a
saw mill and put it up
in the mountains thinking
also it would be a benefit
to us as a community but
I was at a great expence and
run behind considerable al-
though I have paid all
I can I am still quite
a sum in debt my mach-
inery broke down last fall
and I had to quit sawing
and since I received your
letter I have received news
that the snow was so heavy
at the mill that it has
broke all my machinery sheds
down. now Dear Brother
I have no one capable of
attending to the repairs Etc
if I should go away and
all the mean's that I have
spent would be a total
loss. also I am Homestead-
ing 160 acres of land there
which I should also have
to loose please excuse me
taking up so much of your
valuable time but think
it my duty to tell you
my true condition. believ-
ing me to remain
I have a family of seven
children five boys and wishing to bring them up industrous, with help from
my relatives in England
one year ago I bought a
saw mill and put it up
in the mountains thinking
also it would be a benefit
to us as a community but
I was at a great expence and
run behind considerable although I have paid all
I can I am still quite
a sum in debt my machinery broke down last fall
and I had to quit sawing
and since I received your
letter I have received news
that the snow was so heavy
at the mill that it has
broke all my machinery sheds
down. now Dear Brother
I have no one capable of
attending to the repairs Etc
if I should go away
all the mean's that I have
spent would be a total
loss. also I am Homesteading 160 acres of land there
which I should also have
to loose please excuse me
taking up so much of your
valuable time but think
it my duty to tell you
my true condition. believing me to remain