Ro. W. Crawford is Secretary; Office of Strasburg Land and Improvement Company Received two subscriptions for stock in company. Books have been closed. Placed on deferred list.

Great deal of sickness. Snowing nine inches. Deepest snow seen for eight years. Horses dying because of worm-infested corn feed. Corn price raised. General failure of corn and oats in this farm. But best pea crop. General failure in everything all through the west. Rosa to write a letter to him. Wrote Frank a letter today.

Relationship: Brothers Business letter. Send check. Tend to this at once. Sell for good price.

Part I: January 19, 1891 Notice of assessment on stock. Mail delayed because of snow. Snow did damage all through the country. How is real estate progressing? Will send second assessment once he hears from him. Some car shop boys going hunting if shops don’t open soon. Part II: January 26, 1891 (attached as postscript from previous letter) From: Cornelia F. Will to her son, Edward A. Will Letter came to her. Thought it was of some importance so took privilege of opening it.

Who is to pay your board? Contractor will soon be through. Like to know at once. Not specified which Mr. Will this is, but possibly Ed A. Will, as he usually has correspondence dealing with financial matters.

Everyone well at present. Tom’s leg bad. Great many deaths out here. Big snow. Tell Lilie and Maudie to write. Tom will come when he can. The children would love to see her. Willie says he wants to go on train and go to grandma. Uncertain which son is writing to Cornelia F. Will.

Postal card. Got home safely. Busy cleaning up.

Mr. Kaggy for onions. He had sold them all. Asked John Myers about Sammy. To pap about business matters: Have not head from Woods yet. Hired help needed with Mr. Dingledine (?) Work at Rinkers (?). Better wages than Woods. Business with maps and pictures and getting subscribers for March Herald. Aunt Kate has been over. Planted her a peach orchard of 36 trees.

Please see Mr. Hottle to tell him to bring corn to mill. Harrison Lucas to bring two bushels of corn to the mill. Mr. Williams to grind the corn. Will satisfy him for his troubles. His mother saw Mr. Williams in her dream. His family wishes them well.

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Over 200 miles from Effa and the children. Came to take charge of a mill on trial for 60 days. Hopes to stay here. If he does well, he can stay. Painful accident the second day. Left-hand caught and tore most his thumb off. Is well now. Joe and Sam are well. Joe’s wife been quite sick.

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Received Miss Betsey Harrison’s. $47.25 medical. $6.00.

Everything fine except ten chickens gone. Send chickens in box by express. Come to visit. No money as of yet. Working on rails. Do not fail to come next Saturday. Raining now. Sends love to all and children. Mr. John L. Sheffer and her mother mentioned.

Claim made against them. Money due with National Medicine Co. Terms for settlement enclosed. Settle with them in thirty days. Otherwise, will collect the account. Pay one dollar for pills.

Remittance of September 30 has not reached our hands. Please look the matter up.

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Effa is not so well. Everyone else alright. Hard frost that froze crops. Nights are cold. Fruit beginning to come in from New Mexico. Mexicans come in with wild plums, peaches, apples. Brother E.A. ought to have fine orchard.

Sister of Alexandria, VA. Living in new house. Pleased. John put in carpet and belongings. Pork to eat. Lily and she get along very well. Will she try to come up at Christmas? Do not overexert her strength. Nerves are weak.

Illegible. Talks about sousins and aunts.

Got in trouble going with Lily. Needs to borrow money. Elly Fincks (?) to send a little to help her. Tom is worse.

Tom has plenty of work. Killed a hog. Wishes Philip and children well.

Sent children’s pictures. Joe and children have been sick. Not working yet. Typhoid fever. Cold weather. Had a letter from Emma. Emma’ baby died. Paul will be a year old seventh of January. No teeth yet. Walks around by chairs. Such a good baby. Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

Baby Paul still no teeth. Eva had a hard time with teething. Sewing machine. Eva helps take care of her little brother. Not as much work as when living on farm.

Relationship: Cousins Hanford Kings County, California Have not heard from anyone back there in a while. Out in California. Been there for five years and married for four years. Stepdaughter lives with her. Ada lies in California. Fine country. Health better here than in the east. Please write back to her.