Joseph Fawcett

“ Indeed I think you ought to trye and buy some flour if you could with safety but of this Judge for yourself. I fear that if more is not done in your neighborhood, that the Hill Merchants will take all the flour business from you. ”

“ It is quite probable that the incumbent will hold in whether the wages is lowered or not and if he does he will be reelected, and if he should decline we may expect Swope and his friends to oppose us. ”

“ He complains and says that I will expend all or friends have advanced in looking about without doing any thing and really there is only too much Truth in the remarks yet I cannot help thinking he is a little selfish with respect to renting Smiths place he in the first place has no respect as to my feelings when he wants to locate me right among those who have suffered by me and who of course will never permit me to enjoy anything in peace until the utermost farthing is paid. ”