Dear Son			Hartford  Aprill 14  1864
	Thursday Morning we are all in usal health your
Mother is quite well a gain She and Mary & Alfred have gone
Hennry to Paw Paw to day  2 Beef around & to some Choar a part
of the time I do not now what I shall do with the farm or any
thing as my health has ben por 3 or four weks & was last seson
						          Death
The Spoted fever is [preparing?] Paw Paw & Lawrenc ^  Mrs A Shums
Pan Lawrence  Mrs Utter  Mr N White ag 16  John Poten Darry
			measles
Mr Printece Edgar Camp ^ all being with in 5 days
[Lhearn?] this morning that Mis Denton has had an attack of the
fever and is [beter?] your letter of received Monday.  Bn Simons 
& Alfred Leters last week  I hope all you will have have
health & the Blessing God yet we now not what a day will
bring forth  I hope that you will not go to Palaski alone  I thin
there is danger  I wish I Had a freed man to work Our
Spring Prospects loock favorable writ soon yours
   JS Dowd					H Dowd