Miamia March 17, 1856

Respected brother and sister we had alleter

From you some time ago but I hav delayed writing

Tel the present as I hav had many things to ocupy

My time it has bin through no disrespect to you

Weare tolerably well except Catharine hur health is poor

Last summer and fall was uncomon wet and

verry sickly crops of all kinds was verry light

All of us was verry sick in the summer and there was

Many deaths in this cuntry we hav had the hardest winter

Ever known in this cuntry severl horses and catle froze to death

Produce of all kinds has bin verry high for this cuntry,

This winter I hav bin choping and drawing wood

This winter to pavu for $2.50 acord father Bush

Wrote mosley alleten stating that I was ariting to my

Protended friends and did not rite to him and he

I on his one business and I nead not beleive every

Thing I heard that he had intended that land for James

In his will and had remembered Catharine in his

Will and he don his one buisness as for that lie I no

Nothing more about it we had alleter from Jonathan

That his father thinks it is hard that he has pade

Out so much money for land and his children wont

Go on it and he has to pay the taxes Jonathan ses Albert

Has left his land and hired out in a sawmill I sopose

He could not make a living on it mosley ses he felt

Sorry for Albert and it is doubtful wether mosley

Even pays the taxes on his he ses he cares nothing about

It and if I want it I may havit verry cheap I feel

Sorry father Bush has so much troubale with his

Children wen he has bin so kind to them to buy

Them land you vote in your last leter that you went to

?? to Iunius last fall and that you would write

Again so we hav wated for the second ?? we wont

Write much this time But we hope you wil write and

Let us now all the particulars we still remain your friends

And well wishes

Now Amasa if you are a pretended friend I want

You to write and tell us all the particulars,

Catharine sends her love to you and Elizabeth

And all inquiring friends if we hav any religion is low in

Thes parts

Mosley folks are all well he wants to sell

Out his tax this year was $39.92

There is much talk hear about war

I h you mus rectify all mistakes for I hv made

many

Tel Mrs Blake that philander is well

And hamlet there has moved from marched Ca

And you in to W Walics house

Joseph and Catharine Yost

1 - tears tears may speak of grief

more deep than words ere spoke

and yet tears bring relief

when else the heart would break

2 - tears tears may tell of pleasure

too sweet for words to show

for the heart is like a measure

too fall twill overflow

3 - then give oh give me tears

for sorrows load they lighten

and rainbow joy appears

amid their showers to brighten

When this you see, remember me

Catharine Yost, to Elisabeth Winch