Haynford May 5, 1850

Dear Sister

I have taking the opportunity of writing to you hoping you are all well as it leave us at present thank God we have been looking for a letter for a long time to know how you and you husband & family are and when you do write let us know how much family you have and what you are doing wether large farmers or small farmers an how the crops are in that part of the world we had a good crop of corn last year but selling at a very low purse wheat 19 sh to 20 shillings per coomb barley 9 to 12 shilling our potatoes are very bad in England thay have been selling from 15 shillings to 20 per sack but we can get them from 6 to 7 shillings now and trade is on a flat key now for the farmers are very carefull how they lay out thare money labours are working for 7 shillings per week and thear is a great meney in the work houses in this country but I do not know you git on in your part wether you have places of that sort for the poor but I suppose you are all rich people in Amarica and do not want such places but I should like to know how you are gitting on for that is so far that I cannot come to see you but you can send a letter to the old house for that is close to old Frank Foulgers as it when you left England but your poor father is dead he died in January 2, 1846 and mother is as well as usal & Charles is carring on the shop and the old lady is missis just the same for Charles is not married nor he say he shall not till the old lady dye for they are going on verry well together for had a tuch at the amarica plan at Frettenham the common is all inclosed and Charles have about 3 acres or it and last michlmas he got Henry Remminton's pece of land up the Buxton Rode so he have a small farm Sister Hannah and Lottee is not married but on the point Mary have 5 or 6 children Christain have 5 or 6 so thare is plenty of yong joy and when you write let us now how many boys and girls you have but that is a triveing place for childring as well England I have no dout. Mrs. Duing of Caston is dead about 2 years we send our kind love to you and yor husband and childrin an hope you will send all the news you can wether good or bad yong Dick from Eye came to see us last Christmas and his Father is dead he died before my father about half a year an old Granna is dead and the snuff box I have not seen at work without the old wheeles make we of it but I believe Susan have it and old Chris is in the workhouse John Broughton and wife is well and have 4 children living at Spixworth in the old shop

Dear Ant my Grandmother hope you will not be so long before writ for she have so often wish she might have a letter from you before she depart this life and if you cannot find time to writ you must get one of my cosens to write and then I will send answer to you for I shall have plenty of time for I have no brothers nor sisters to disturbe me and I shall leave school next Michalmas and have yours left school. Dear Ant send word wether your sons is any business or daughters out to service.

My daughter say she will wright to you as you send to us and I hope you will not be long after you receive this letter for mother will be expecting it she think long long to hare from you My wife send her love to you and your family and we will send you all we can when I write again so I conclude my short letter so I remain your loving

Brother Wm. Remmington