Greer County, OK - Letters from Old Greer County, Letter 4	
Thusday, July 26, 2007
Submitted by: jamesr@localaccess.com  (James M. Milton)

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Warren Okla  June 6th 93
                   Dear Sister
I will try to answer your letter
today.  We are all well at
present.  We have had rain enough
to keep the crops growing 
the Corn is looking well, our Wheat
is looking as though it would be
ripe by the first of next week
our cane has not been worked
out yet so it is not looking
very well, it was planted late.
I have some sweet potatoes set out
my garden is late this year
and it does not look very
well yet   our oats will
not do to cut, they were planted
too late and there was no rain
for a good while after
 
they was sowed, and they did not
grow much, our hogs are looking
better than they did
the horses and colts are looking
well we have one little colt
don't know whether there will 
be any more or not.  I have
7 mares, 3 yearling colts, 1 two
years old horse, 3 work horses and
half interest in a stallion.  I
think I will trade my interest 
in him to Mr. Bulkeley for 2
or 3 head of horses of some kind
I don't want to be bothered with
him.  I have 22 head of cattle,
am milking 7 cows, have 8 hogs
I have 45 or 50 acres 
of land in cultivation, that is
enough to make a living with
I think.  Well my uncle did 
not stay with me as long as
he promised to stay so John

did not go home as soon as he
thought he would.  I think he will
be ready to go in about 3 weeks.
I am going with him if I
can get some one to feed my
hogs for me while I am gone.
Baby George is (faded)
every where now, he keeps us
looking after him a good deal.
he is a great deal of company
for me.  He tries to follow
his uncle John when he
goes to water the horses at the
well, we got a letter from
Lizzie last week. Charles and
the children had been sick but
were about well when she 
wrote, but she was not feeling 
well herself. I hope you have 
a lot of pritty flowers.  I have
nothing but portulacca, did not
plant anything else. we thought

we would move the hose house
about a quarter of a mile west
of where it is but don't know
that we will get it moved.
the grass burrs are so thick
and there is too much sand
where it is. We will have
better drinking water too if
we get a well dug back from
the river further. I dont
like the idea of moving but
I think it will be best.
Well I can think of nothing
else to tell you this time
so will close.  write soon as
you can I would like to hear
from you again before I go to 
see Lizzie  from your Sister
                Mollie Milton

or 3 head of horses of some kind