Putnam County OhArchives History - Letters .....Letter #2 From Chester Defay Barnhizer To His Grandfather Joseph Barnhizer January 1897 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mary Anne Barnhizer-Creatore mcreatore02@msn.com November 18, 2006, 7:47 pm West Leipsic, Putnam County, Ohio I will try to write you a few lines to let you know how we are getting a long. How is Jay at the collage. How many horses have you got. How many swine have you got. How many cattle have you got. This is Grandpas letter. Do you think the letter is nice. Do you. If you do, say so in the next letter. I wish you do. Did you hear in Alaska they had snow 10 feet deep. Mr. Black is making his home hear in 1897. My Pa shot 3 good loads on the New Years night. I tell you they carried. It scart Aunt Marth. 9 lines to write yet. I will give you some paper to writ the other letter. Will you. How is Chets wife. My Ma'Ma is sick. She has got the grip. How is the boys. I guess I've sent you enough paper to write the next letter on. Old Mulla died December 26. Well I must close by this time. Goodby From Chester to GrandPa File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/putnam/history/letters/letter2f53ms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb