Home Westville LaPorte Co Indiana
	 		 September 13th 1867

Dear Sister
	       Emma & me are both of us going
to answer yours of the 8th inst _ _ tonight
I would be very glad to own about 5 or 10
acres of your Stony land in N.Y State
So that I could make walks & _ would
not they make fine ones _
Father commenced thrashing Thursday
noon & got done late last night.
Talmage done the job Father had 17 
bushels to one field & 265 on the other
piece So the he has 782 all told _
I heard Father a carriage had to come
out of his wheat crop..
I have Sold all of mine but about 100
bushels at $2.00 & 212 per bushel but
I sold most of it at $2.00 only getting 212
for one load _
It has rained this PM & is now raining
a triffle. & is very warm weather or has
been today at least _
My house has not progressed fast _ the Doors
are hung & some more painting done .
& that's all _.  My Masons promised
to come this present week & I hope they
will for I am getting anxious to move
in [etc.?]..
Joe Minday & Miss Bailey are married.
Frank Reed & Ell Webber are        ″    ″
Thought Marys likeness very good for so young
a child _

If you should happen to drop in &
eat breakfast with us you would
not get much for we dont live very
fat _
	Write soon to your Brother
		       Jim [Bunkum?]
		             Cathcart