September 8, 1845

TO: Mr Harville Johnson, Carthage PO, Moore County, North Carolina

State of Tennesse Putnam County Sept the 8th 1845
Dear brothers I hve taken my pen in hand
once more to in form you that we are all
Well at presant hoping these few lines
Will reach you in joying the same blessin
ing when they come to hand I Will in
form you I received your letter which gave
a greateal of satisfaction to hear from you all
I Will for you that we have had good season
and we have very good crops in this country
of corn is worth twenty five cents pr bushel
new corn is Worth is Worth fifty cents per
Barel and Bacon is worth 8 cents per pound and
and I expect pork Will be worth two Dollars
per hundred beef is about one Doll and twenty
cents per hundred Wheat is Worth sixty cents
and it was very good this season there has
bin A good meny hog byers threw here and
has taken of a great meny hogs they give
one dollar and fifty cents grace I sold them
A good lot and I have nothing of much
importance to write to you ut Religion seams
to be prospering amonks the defrent denominations
All but the old Baptist they are decreasing dayly
on the Acount of there hard two seed
doctrin I want to hear from you all again
Brother Harville Johnson and James Johnson
I want you to write as soon as you can and don't
Neglect it like I did for I want to heare
from you all quicker I must in form you
Joseph fry went to see williams and he stayd
that they had bin very sickly and my father
was owing A goodeal for doctors tending on them
Janeral Johnson harvill and James Johnson

State of Tenessee Putnam County Sept 9 1845
Dear Cosin Hardin Johnson I take my
pen in hand to write to you to let you now
that I recived your letter and I wa glad to here
that you were will and had not fergot
me yet but your ink was so pale that
i could not read it I couldant understa
and who was dead and who was Maried I want
you to make your ink blacker write again
you wanted me to write to you could git iny
thing for Bartering and I must in form you they
they carr salt or iron cofee shugar or
or iny dry goods you want as cheap as they
were in fayetteville wen I left there you
can git twenfive cent for wool or feathers
you wanted me to write about everything
but I dont think it nessary for it would
take me the best part of a weak to study them up
so if you want to move come on for I would not
say there for there is peace and plenty here

if I thought you would you would be satisfyd
I would be glad you would come this is a
greateal healthier here then there and I think
you could do beter and live easier if satisfid
I want Mother in law and sisters and brother
in laws to write to me if they ever inten to
I want to now where they all are living now
Elisabeth Johnson wants her Mother to write to
her and let her now where she is living and
whether she expects to move or not John sears
has moved out on the cumbalon mountain to his to his
father in laws and I have not seen him in a
bout fore weeks at presant but remain
your efectionate cosin until death hardin Johnson
Janeral Johnson Elisabeth Johnson
Brother Harvill Johnson I want you
to take the note in this letter colect it
if you can you cant you can send it
back in another letter or kep it and try to
sell it some time and git some thing for it
for he ows it just and more if I has my rit
so I write no more my leter ends here love
to you my inqiring friends Janeral Johnson
Harville Johnson James Johnson Elisabeth Johnson
David SC Johnson wishes to be remembered by
William W Johnson and William W sears and
all Mary ann sears and Catharine J sears and all
David S C Johnson his name and pen this the Sept 8 1845