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  Bethuel Smith March 12 '75 (sent papers & a few lines April 21. '75) Queensbury Dear friend

I received your letter last weak​ week​ & was glad to hear from you I receivd​ received​ some papers about three weaks​ weeks​ ago last summer I was in brooklyn & I hunted for you but could not find you I mad​ made​ up my mind that I would not hear from you again but I have I received your picture & I thought it looked natural it is night now & I was agoing to the villiage tomorrow So I thought I would write A few lines to you my halth​ health​ is good & so is my family I have got three boys & one girl

 

the way that I came to be in brooklyn I was A Canalin​ Canaling​ it last summer & we went to new york new jersey brooklyn port morris newark new jersey & several places but did not see any thing of walt in anny​ any​ of the places I talk some of canaling this summer but dont​ don't​ now​ know​ for sertain​ certain​ yet I wat​ want​ you to tell me where Camden is whether it is in the upper or lower part jersey or off towards newark so that if I do Come down there I can find you I would like to see you verry​ very​ much last fall I bought A small farm & paid   fifty dollas​ dollars​ down & fifty this spring it makes pretty hard time with me this spring I ame​ am​ owing some debts that I dont​ don't​ no​ know​ whether I can pay them or not this spring one of my horses is so lame that I cant​ can't​ work him & I have every thing to buy I have got one cow & the two sheep that is all of my stock youre​ your​ letters was directed rite​ right​ the two firts​ first​ years of my mairage​ marriage​ my wife was sick the most of the time so it used up what money that I had then but her health has ben​ been​ verry​ very​ well sence​ since​ then

  Bethuel Smith

ther​ there​ was so much son​ sun​ this winter that it has ben​ been​ bad gitting​ getting​ aroung​ around​ in this part of the cuntry​ country​ the snow is about 4 feat​ feet​ deap​ deep​ now in the woods but not so deep in the fealds​ fields​ I like your peaces​ pieces​ in the paper verry​ very​ much I am to pay four hundred dollars for 39 3/4 acres of land A small house & barn on it I dont​ don't​ now​ know​ as I can think of anny​ any​ more to write at present So good buy​ bye​ for this time

this is from Bethuel Smith your friend

This pictur​ picture​ was taken about nine years ago