Columbia-Wyoming County PA Archives History - Letters .....William O. Holmes, Bloomsburg, To Sisters Carrie And Sarah October 30, 1870
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  Bloom. Station, Oct. 30, 1870.
  Dear Sisters Carrie and Sarah,
     I made a flying visit to falls yesterday.  The man who occupies the farm has 
  not worked out any of the rent, so I told them that we would take it all in 
  cash, as Mr. Dersheimer thinks we had better sell the farm and it will sell for 
  as much if the rent is not worked out on it.  Mr. Dersheimer has had an offer 
  of $2000.00 for it and $1000.00 down.  I think it ought to bring $2200.00 and 
  if you think best to sell will do my best to get that.  If you wish to sell 
  please let me know immediately.  And another thing I wish you would let me know 
  is if you will lend me what money you do not need after it is sold, if I will 
  secure you on my house and lot in Scranton.  My property there is worth 
  $1600.00 at the lowest figures, and I hold a clear title for it.  The reason of 
  this is that I wish to leave here and go into business at Pittstown with Mr. 
  Baumgardner, if we can make the arrangements.  He has a good business there now 
  with a poor pardner, and I think we could improve it.  I wish to leave here 
  because I am to closely confined to the desk and I feel that I cannot stand it 
  and I have to much responsibility for the amount of pay I get.  I have had 
  money stolen, to quite an amount.  This I will get back but I got my accounts 
  mixed by the means so that I should lose some money, how much I do not know 
  yet, and if I can make arrangements to suit me I should quit the business.  I 
  would sell my property in Scranton but my Agent there has just rented it for 
  one year and I will not sell to good advantage now for that reason and the 
  longer I can hold it the more money it will be worth.  Both of you please 
  answer as soon as possible.  Carrie if you have any plans of your own in regard 
  to your money do not change them on my account as I can probably raise the 
  money somewhere else if you need yours, and if you need Sarah's also why just 
  say so and it wll be all right.  I write you this because if it is in the 
  market I wish to be the first bidder.  
     We are all well.  Bessie is growing fine.  Creeps all over is into 
  everything.  The boys grow larger, stronger and make more noise every day.  
  This is a bad place for them is one reason I wish to get away.  Tean is well 
  but is bound to scrub and clean herself to death.  Mrs. E. Dersheimer looks as 
  young as ever.  Oscar is at Princeton Colage.  George is a great tall fellow 
  and Edmund is Emanual right over again.  You have no idea how fleshy Anie 
  Dersheimer is she is nearly as large as Roxey Swartz.  They have a new school 
  house nearly done.  It is in the woods near where Lim Syler (?) used to live.  
  Amos Beamer is keeping store at the Falls again.  Yours, W.O. Holmes
     P.S. Sarah please let me know how old you are.  It will make no difference 
  about the sale but I would like to know.  WOH
  
  Additional Comments:
  Letter written on business stationery of the Lackawanna & Bloomsburg Railroad 
  Co., Transportation Department.
  
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