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Union County Arkansas August 26th 1860
Dear Brother pleas pardon my neglect of
writing I have no good news to write now
we have had a very Serious drought in June
Some of the hotest dryest wether I ever Saw
there wasSeveral of our family took the
chills with Severe feevers which lasted for
Some time we are all tolerable well now
the drought has almost ruined our Corn
we have scarcely made Enough to feed the
family we had a good Rain on the 16th of
July and good Seasons Since that time
peas planted the 10th of June come up after
the 20th of July we have a fine prospect
for a good crop of peas and potatoes if
the frost does not come two soon for them
our cotton is doing much better then we
once Expected the drought was worse in
some parts of Louieseanna & Texas then
here I Send you a paper that you may
see the destressing condition of many of
the Citisens of those 2 States I have ben
almost reddy to give up all hope but Since
the Rain my new ground corn has mad
Some we had a field old ground about 14
acres which ought to made 150 bushels but
will hardly make 2 bushels to the acre
we had a large crop on hand and all
worked very hard I can only Say the will