Newsletter 5 1981-84.pdf - The Grayson Family

I. 'Dear Cousinsmilestport 29th Sept 1844connectionsI embrace this as an oportunity to infor-n you thst we sre all .enjoying reasonable health et present hoping the lines may reach youinjoying like blessing; it has been soine considersbla time si.ncawe heard froin you all and as you f ti rote last I think it my dutyto answer. Tho, I have prolonged the time until I am nearlyashame to take up my pen for that purpose. Yet excuses I hate tosee in a letter to friends, As to marriages or deaths ther isnone occured ?rorth relating I disremsmber whether or no Benjaminwas married when I wrote last He is married now and has 2 childrenhis srifcs name Iiras Lettice Tyner. All the family except myselfis married off, I am single and hope to remain so for 4 or 5years yet I have roved some considerable for a man of my age, Iwas 21 years old the 27th July last and has Seen on the river someof my time I taught school six months in a free school district I wa:clerk in a store for one R.H. Belt for one year, Belt is now i.nMatanoros Mexico as a U.S. Consul he has wrote to me twice and'I am 1ooki.ng for a appointment to me from him to fill a smalloffice under him in ?Jex.ico If I get it I will certainly bid a di.euto the old Hoosier state-----------Times is looking up some I thinkin our country tho money is not very plenty yet it is plentyer thanit has been for the last two years common laboring hands is ::orthfrom ten to $12 per month.We have about as common frops of cornthis season heat was about a average cro2 potatoes rye etc. ;I should like to see you all verry much tho I have no kno.:~ledgcof any of you more thsn from hsar say. Yet I kave that warm 2ndaffectionate love for you a11 tha,t it all must induces me to takea ran5l.e to your countyy; then I reflect may be some of you will,