Did not go to fair. Ed. Walton at home. Ed done seeding.

Sent power of attorney for Davis Towns for three months. Purchase Stonewall Township for $50.00. Valley Comtus (?) very much in demand. Commission at $12.00. Rare offer.

Legal documents Power of Attorney: A.G. Hulbert and Jas. T. Fairburn; licenses or rights to use Letter patents of the U.S. for Improvement in Fence Machines. Davis Township, Shenandoah County, VA leased for three months starting December 10, 1887. Article of Agreement: Amount required to purchase $50.00. Fairburn Hulbert Fence Building Machines; Hulbert’s Patent Wire Netting. Davis Township. 30% commission. Pamphlet on fences

Business letter. Sent 15 license blanks. Information on how to fill out the license. Fence building machine. Demand high. Farm purchasing matters. Commission.

Sent Pa a box by express. Sam owes $345.00 to aunt, money lent out by Bill. Brother Ed says not to lend. Effa and he has son, six weeks old. Nellie is chubby. In the flour business. Keeps him busy as it goes as fast as it is made. Sorry the clothes sent are not the greatest, but the best he could find. Wrote Joseph and Emma, never heard from them. Wishes his brothers and sisters to be more responsive. Will mother visit?

Postal card. Does not know what Strasbury Corporation is worth. Depends on amount of work that can be done.

Postal card. Cannot come down this week. Planning on stopping by 15th of March. Might sell house.

Hopes dream will come true. Effa has girl to help her. Weather is very cold. Don’t know when garden will be made. Has Emma moved yet? Sam got a good place with good price. Sorry that brother Ed has hard time with debts. He has nothing against anyone. Forgive and forget. Sold Winchester Rifle and bought double barrel breech loader. Nellie’s hair pretty; she talks and has fourteen teeth. How many does Vernon have? Great deal of building at Brook County.

Postal Card. Starts home tomorrow. Will stop few days in Staunton.

Family in bad fix. Hogs not butchered yet. What is paw doing? Have nothing but $2.00. Will send one dollar. Wants to help more.

R.L. Campbell is a cashier at bank. Shenandoah County Bank $93.52

Thank you for order. Decided not to send the paints subject to approval. Might not make a favourable impression upon customers. Suggest that he send money for one ten gallon keg and see if he likes it before ordering for more.

Relationship: Frank (son) and Nathaniel (father) Plenty of work to do. Seen Paul. Have not had rain for six weeks. Lot of fever going around due to weather. Weighs 153 pounds. 25 acres to plow. Loves the country. Does not know when he is coming home.

Charles H. Conner is the Manufacturer of Roofing Material; Louisville, KY Receipt. Sold to E.A. Williams, Mt Olive VA. Heat the I.C. paint and stir thoroughly when using. $14.00 paid.

Working on farm. Getting $18.00 a month. Not much rain. Does plowing for wheat. Springfield.

Sangerman County Fair at Springfield. Over 16,000 people. Corn ready to husk. Lots of work. Money matters.

Relationship: Brothers; uncertain how they are connected to Frank and Luther Funkhouser Postal card. Went down to see the parties and not at home. Will see him between then and the first of the week.

Edmonson is a dealer in agricultural machinery, Middletown, VA Business matter. Starting trouble. Be a gentleman. Save all hard thought and pay cash (?).

His son for hire. What age is his son? Has he ever worked for a month? Is he trustworthy? Son wants $10-12 dollars per month. Being new, cannot promise over $10.00 per month, washing and mending included.

Mr. Swartz' wife had a stillborn child. Doctor there two days and two nights. One mile from Dayton, VA. Could not talk to brother because he is busy. Mr. Swartz had four runaways. One in the spring wagon, three in the single shovel plow. Uncle Jake going to Roanoke at end of week. Splendid cooking. Pies and cream, cookies. Through planting corn.

Was up in Augusta at Staunton Court. Through plowing corn. Goes to Dayton about three times a week. Likes it up there. How is Philly? Six girls on Sunday, took one singing. Uncle Jake still at Roanoke. Silas to write. Lawn party at Dayton. Miss Frankun and Mr. Kiter (?) married yesterday evening.

R.L. Campbell: Cashier of the Shenandoah County Bank Receipt. $13.00 received as stated.

Mr. Corman’s daughter is in Staunton. Mr. W. drinking again. Cutting corn. Several good rains last week.

Job employment with farming, making brooms, painting houses. Was going to send pictures but did not wait. Busy all summer. Dry summer but last month rain came. Gathering corn now. Snow squall last Sunday. State election last Tuesday. County went Democratic. Uncle Jake heard from his son last week.

November 15 receipt: first payment on purchase of 10 shares of stock duce December 15th, 1890. Amount due, $25. Make check payable to Edawrd Zea, Treasurer. Next payment due January 15, 1891. November 20 letter: Stock fully placed and books closed. Send news if any friends want stock. If any more stock wanted, write promptly.