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1. 1837 1. 1837
The Broughton Letters 1837-1890
Letter 15: 21st December 1868 - from William Broughton

Edgefield December 21, 1868

Dear brothers and sisters I now rite these few lines to you hopen to find you quite well as thank God it leaves us all at presant you must excuse me for not writing before but we have not had our likeness taken yet we cant get any were about here we had a letter from George about a week agoe and he was quite well and he have 3 children he say he think he should come home in the summer for a few weeks Mother is much the same she send her kind love to you all and hope you are all well. Robert and family are all quite well and send there loves to you all I dont know wether you see old Harmer when he was in America he is home again alright Father was at Norwich sometime back and he see one of your wifes brothers and he was quite well we have had some very fine weather we have not had any snow nor sharpe frostes yet corn wheat is about 1-3-0 shillings a coomb there is not many turnips about this year porke is about 8 a pound and beef and mutton 9 this Christmas give all our kind love to Sarah and husband and family there is not any potatoes about to year not good ones they are nine and ten shillings a sack there is plenty of apples

My daughters kind love to all I remain your affectionate brother and Uncle William Remmington

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Last updated 11th December 2003
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Original Translation
18. 1873 18. 1873