Feb 25th /64
Dear brother and sister
I recieved your letter
to day. It found us
well and enjoying about
as blustering a day as we
have had this winter but
not so so cold. The boys
in Highland have done
well in regard to
enlisting but the city
of Saginaw is a little a-
=head yet. The quota in
the first ward is full
so you see I have escaped
another draft better be
born lucky than rich so
old women say I think 
the quota of the whole
city is full but am not certain

The price of potatoes
is $1 – 25 cts per bushel
peddled. butter .35 & 36 cts
according to customers eggs
have been fifty cts but
		   r
the price has dec^eased a
little dont know how
much, dried apples are worth
one shilling per pound
in the store peaches 30 cts
green apples are worth
$1. per bushel corn $1=33cts
per bushel. You spoke of my 
working for you this summer
I have sold my place
and am prepared to work
for you if you want me
according to your terms
if we can agree on the 
price and I think we 
can [five words crossed out]
I do not
         know
hardly ^ what price to set


          because I do not
know what the house rent
and wood is worth. But
I [crossed out] [supp] suppose that
twenty dollars per month
is the going wages you
can reccon from that
what you can afford
to pay I suppose you will
want me to board myself
suit yourself about that
if you want me I should
like to get you to 
move us out there if
          out here
you come ^ so you can. I
wish you would write 
and let me know as soon
as pos possible for it is now
time [crossed out] [time] to take jobs 
here for the summer. Annie
is very axious to come she
has begun to pack up 
allready nothing more

of importance this time
let me know the
particulars by return
of mail if you can
yours truly From
your brother and sister
	C & S. A Hayes

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