1867

Theodore Drake to Jennie McQuivey
Adair Co., Iowa to Watertown, Wisconsin
dated: June 20, 1867

Dear Jennie,
I wrote you a letter one week ago today which I presume you have received before
this. since then we have been down in Missouri. we started for Kansas but have heard
such bad reports from there we decided not to go until fall. we saw a great many that
were coming back. every thing is so high they cannot live, flour \$15 per hundred, corn $2
per basket & everything according. there has been as high as 200 emigrant trains cross the
river at St. Joe in a day. the country is covered with tents. we are going back to the Falls
to remain until after harvest. I saw Mr. Baits yesterday. was at Font-nn--. did not see
[salon] Jacobs as he was not at home but is married and doing well. Mr. B. asked me if I
was married yet. I told him no. he said he did not know but what I was going to marry
Mc’s* daughter. he thought it looked so when he was there. I did not say any thing a
bout it. he thought you a very smart girl. quite a compliment Jennie. we are camped on a
nice stream today have it very ----- out & enjoy my self well. have had two chances to
trade my team of. they are looking good & people notice them often. I like the Falls very
well, but the surrounding country is not as good as I have seen for farming purposes.
plenty of shade in the village. and all of them eastern people, not a saloon in the place.
have several churches, one as such you belong to quite a large congregation. Jennie write
to me & direct to Iowa Falls Har-- Co Iowa as soon as you receive this. we will be there
this week. tell me all the news . how do you get along with your school. how does your
church prosper. is the folks all well & how are you, well I hope. I have not much time to
write a long letter this time. please excuse all mistakes & trust me to be your

Truest friend
Dora Drake

*McQuivey

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