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Learned, Nancy & Amanda Letter to Samuel LovejoyScope and Content
"Forest, Letter dated March the 31, 1848, to Mr. Samuel Lovejoy, Orford, N H
"Dear sister, I will write a few lines to inform you that we are all well at present hope these few lines will find you all the same. I have not heard from you since John was there it seems a long time. I can tell you, we had a trial on the land last fall they recovered, we was all left without a holm [sic], our family and Nahums and John started the 9 day of Oct we arrived at the Wisconsin on the thirteenth we have a very good [unreadable] we found here a beautiful Country; it is very level it appears to be a very healthy place provisions are cheap wheat fifty cents a bushel. Here is a good society of people among them is Mr. Orin White he has four children his oldest daughter is married and has got a son she was fourteen years old. Hepsibah it would be a great consolation to me if could see Father once more but I never shall. I then perhaps I may see the most of the family if we should live weare [sic] a great distance from each other, still you are near to me you are not forgotten as even I will be ly me. Sister you must write to me as soon as you get this leter [sic] and write how Father's helath is and all the rest of the family. I feel verry anxious to hear from you John staid here with us that the last of Decem, he started to go back to Canada after his family, he bought one acre of land in Waupun village he gave forty dollars. He is goin to put up a house when he comes back and work his trade he will start from there the first of Coattring [?] he likes here beter [sic] than he did in Canada. Reuben has bought him a place four miles from Waupun village we shall move there this spring we live thirty miles from there now. Nahum has bought adjoining us we shall expect Mr. Ames and his family this spring and several more from Canada. I wish Enos and Clark was here. I am shure [sic] they would like first rate I never lived in a place I liked so well as I do here there has not ben [sic] any sleighing here this winter I must dra[w] my letter to a close write as soon as you get this. Nancy Learned
"Forest, March the 31, 1848: My dear Aunt. I now sit down to write a few lines to inform you we are all well at present. I hope these lines will find you as they leave me. We removed from Canada to Wisconsin October last. I like here better than I did in Canada. I have been teaching School this winter. I am at home now. I intend to commence another this summer. Monroe likes very well. He wishes his Uncle Clark and the rest of his relatives there were here. He thinks they would like well he often speaks of Grandfather and wants to see him. I should like to see you all very well. You must write the first opportunity. So good bye. Amanda M. Learned to Aunt Hepsibah Turner.
"You must direct your letter to the Town of Waupun, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Territory."
Original handwritten letter donated to Waupun Historical Society by Eunice Lovejoy, Ripon, Wisconsin. Previous file number M-17.
