Sag City Feb 7th /64
    Dear brother and sister
once more I seat myself
to pen you a few lines.
To day we are enjoying [two words crossed out]
heavens richest blessings
which are the most important
gifts which can be bestowed 
upon man so far a worldly
matters are concerned: which
are health and liberty
Yesterday a colored women
was sentenced to three
years imprisonment condemned
for man slaughter she
killed an irishman he
went into her house about
twelve or one oclock [crossed out] [at] night
in a state of intoxication

The inmates were awakened
with a considerable fright
the women immediately
ordered him away [crossed out] [which]
he refused to go she then
went out of doors ordering
him to leave her premises
which he would not do.
She then went into the 
house got a hammer
and walked out g again
then a short struggle ensued
which caused his death.
She inflicted eleven blows
upon the head five of
which five of them
fractured the skull
The deceased left a wife
and four hepless children
and the prisoner left

	two children. The old
negro was so teror stricken
that he dare not venture
to the door to aid or
prevent the conflict which
was then going on. He
was a man who had lodged
in her house for nearly a
week driven from his own
by having his [crossed out] [own]
windows broken in and 
his stove spoiled Perhaps
she has recieved her just
due but I think the
irish have not  We recieved
a letter from Hattie day
before yesterday she said
you wantened I should
write you the market
prices here. Apples are

worth at least one dollar
per bushel firkin butter
is worth [31?] and [33?] cts
per pound eggs are
probably about 20 cts
per dozen as there are
none brought into market
I cannot tell you what
the price is nothing more
of importance write when
conveient convenient
give our respects to all
from your brother and 
sister
	C and SA Hayes

Joseph S Bamber
[penciled in] [1864] Highland
Oakland Co
Mich