Arrived at Raymond, Wisconsin Tuesday afternoon; folks are all well; went to Watertown, Wisconsin; had good luck, but Frank went lame; Frank has been in the barn since Tuesday; does not have much time to write; times are hard; tells Susan to not answer his letter because he does not know where he will be next.

It has been a long time since he has heard from Susan; health is somewhat better than it was; folks are well; Mother is going to Vermont and wants to start a week from tomorrow; traded his oxen for a horse; bargained the horse for money from Uncle Richard; Aunt Lucretia is going with Mother; needs to go to Whitney this afternoon; Albert, Aunt Harriet Fisk, and Mary Caughson have just come; cannot think of anything else to write.

Received Susan's letter of the 7th; glad to hear from Susan; Mother has gone to Vermont; wishes to marry when he comes back from Racine; Harriet has lost Norman after he married his cousin, Hannah Kelsey; Frank is not lame yet; got a new collar and harness for Frank; Amas Petter has run away.

Home safe and sound on Wednesday in the afternoon; folks are well; has not heard from Mother since she went to Vermont, but hopes she is well; John thinks he and Susan are already married and started for Racine; Cynthia says she is waiting for them to stand up with her; thinks he should be there the 18th, weather permitting.

At Father's today and doing well; has not gotten everything moved yet; Jane got home last Saturday; glad to hear of Susan's letter; it is lonesome here; will send $3 in this letter; Jane said something about a farm; wants Susan to tell him when she plans to come so he can meet her in Kilbourn.