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Waupaca Aprile 9th 1854
Dear
Brother
I
have not heard from you since last fall wen you was sick I believe
that I answered your letter at that time and should be glad to hear
from you again to know how your health is and how you get along. I
feel sorry that you have so much sickness and bad luck. I think if
you would change your location to a little different climate it would
be beneficial to your health and comfort. I think we have a very
health country ware I live and I esteeme health one of the greatest
blessings of this life. I have always lived in Northern climates,
since I have been married wich is about twelve years, and myself and
family have always been healthy. I think I have not paid fifty
dollars Doctors bill in al of that time including al the sickness of
myself and family and since I have lived ware I do now wich is four
years. I have never called a doctor in that time. Wich I feel very
thankfull far. I think if you can get here with your family you can
be benefited very much by the change both in health and comfort.
If
you should want a farm you can buy at government price or if the
homestead bill wil pass you can have 160 acres given to you by
complying with the requirements of the bill. If you should want to
work at your traid there is a flourishing villages wich are growing
very fast and farmers are wanting to build and you can find imployment
enough to an advantage. Lumber is very cheap. Comon lumber five
dollars and clear far eight dollars a thousand 16inch shingles, 15,0
to 2.00 dollars so that a house ca be built very cheap. Our land is
not so strong as the Miamee flats, but they wil produce a good crop
and we can make a good liveing.
I am
stil farming and improveing my farm. I have twently six acres under
cultivation and intend to have twenty five more this next summer I
Intend to run a breaking teem this summer of four pair of oxen.
I was
at work in the Lumber woods, with my team last winter and earned over
a hundred dollars, clear of expence wich I find quite a help. Spring
is fairly opened Farmers are ploughing and sowing, grass is starting
and evry thing looks bright. We have had snow about three months on
the groud and a good part of that time it was 18 inches deep a fine
winter far business.
From
your Brother
Geo C
Van Horn
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