Tippecanoe County Indiana These letters were found stored in the Emmart Family Bible. John W. Emmart, LaFayette, wrote to his brother James Emmart in Sheetzs Mill, WV. The family farm where James’ son James lived was in Headsville, WV. We do not know if Sheetzs Mill and Headsville referred to same farm. Mail would have gone to the nearest Post Office. One letter is just addressed on the outside with no envelop or evidence that is was delivered by a Post Office. Also see the Emmart Family Bible transcription. The letters were transcribed by Mary Louise Van Pelt Emmart. Randolph5@msn.com LaFayette May 29th 1859 Dear Brother, I take the present opportunity of informing you that we are all well hoping these few lines may find you all in good health. I received your kind letter and was glad to hear that you was all in good health and spirits at that time and I hope that you still are well. We have had a very early spring heare this season and crops in this section of country looks well. We have bin dry for some time but have had some rain lately. The wheat crop looks very well corn is small yet. Wheat is worth from $1.40 to $1.50 per bushel, corn from 65 to 70 cents per bushel, potatoes $1.20 per bushel, flour $7.50 per barrel. I saw Adams about ten days ago and they were all well at that time. I would be glad to see you out heare this fall. Think you aut to come and see us this season. All you have got to do is to start and you will be heare before you know it. I have about 200 acres in corn this season and the prospect lookes very well for a good crop. It is not much to talk about raisen 200 acres of corn, but I can assure you it takes considerable work to tent and gather it and if you don’t believe it come out and try it and you can judge for your self about it. Please write soon and let me now how you are all getting along in that good old contra. Gave my respects to all the frends I have in that part of the Contra if I have any and save a double dose for yourself. Tell brother Thomas to write to me and I will do the same to him. I haven’t much to write at present so I must bid you good by. John W. Emmart to James Emmart James Emmart Sheetzs Mill Hampshire County Va. LaFayette, Indiana March 11th 1854 Dear Brother, I take the present opportunity of informing you all that we are all well hoping those few lines may find you all enjoying good health. We got home in 3 ˝ days from the time we left Paddytown and had quite a plesant time on the road and found all well when we got home and looking for me. Fanna stood the journa much better than she expected and appeared to be pleased with this contra. We come from Wheeling to Cincinnata on board of Steam boat J. ?. Cline of the Union line of steam boats, which I think is a first rate line. When I left there I thoat I should not take a boat but when I got to Wheeling the River was in good order for boating, so we got aboard and soon started down the Ohio River and landed at Cincinnatia at twelve o’closk on Wednesday and then took the cars for Indianopolas and got there about midnight and took a little sleep and some breckfast and started at Seven o’clock for LaFayette and got there about twelve o’clock and then home about 2 o’clock on the thurd day after we left Paddytown. Thare was not much snow in this contra when you had that large snow thare. Thare was now snow on the West Side of the Aleganiey Mountians. There was considerable of rain in this countra while I was gone. I find hands harder to get heare this Spring than ever and wages higher. I have heared of some hands that is getting as high 20 dollars per month to work on farmes this spring and summer. Horses is very high to this spring tho helth of this contra is good. Corn is higher heare now than it was when I was in your contra. It is worth from 35 to 40 cents per bushel. Wheat is worth $1.25 cents per bushel and evry thing appeared to be climing up in this contra at this time. When ever you get them old bucks in a tite place just come on the old ball hill and hollow over and I will drop evry thing and come and help you to ketch them old fllows. I wold like to see you and Oliver come out heare and see this part of the contra after Harvest as you will probely not be very busy then for a few weeks. Write and let me now how James Parkes succeaded in getting that place when he was in Missuria. Write as soon as you get this as we want to heare from you all. Nothine more at present but remain your affectionate brother until death. J. W. Emmart to James Emmart N. B. Fanny wands you and Oliver to come out before you plant your corn and get a few loads of this soil to manure your land. She wishes Phebe, Polly and Mother was heare some eavning to take tea and some of Marys ???. Faney thinkes of you all very often but not so much as she expected she wold. Tell Eliza Rees that Fanna wishes she was heare long enoughf for her to have one smoke with her. Tell Oliver to write to Fanny soon and to write how Bob and his cows comes on. Tell Simon to take a good drink of water for Fanny. Gave Fanny love to all. J. W. Emmart ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. 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