March 9th /64
		     Dear brother
	I recieved your letter
yesterday was glad to hear
[crossed out] [that you and your f]
from you. We are well at
present excepting I have
a very bad cold. Joseph
I think in regard to the 
offer that you made me
it is a very good one yet
I cannot afford to come for
that price even. Comuting
the cost of moveing out there
and that of Anns board
per month say nothing
about the expense of clothing
			  have
ourselves you see I would ^ but
	     the
little left at ^ end of the
month Here I think I
	     least
can make at ^ 20 dollars
per month clear of all expense
I have my wood matters so

arranged that it will
not cost me anything
but the expense of
hauling: that will be but
little I am now getting
13 shillings per day and the
prspect is that wages will
be at least 3 dollars
so you see I can hardly
afford to come and you
pehaps can do better than
to pay that price nothing
more of importance give
our respects to all write soon
	yours truly

	       C Hayes

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