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From: Simeon Haggard
Hendronsville, KY

To: Mr. John L. Ragland
Belle Ombre, Ballard Co., KY

July 26th, 1850

Dear Cousin,

Though we are many miles apart and cannot see each other face to face yet we can communicate our thoughts to each other in writing. We are all well except myself. I have not been well this summer though I am going about now. The docktor says that it is caused by confinement in the shop. I expect I should quit my trade entirely. I hope when these few lines reaches you, they may find you all enjoying good health.

John, we have sold our place and are going to move to Missouri this fall, we got 14.75 per acre. The Cholera has been tolerable bad in this neighbor hood though there is none here now. It is very bad in Louisville. Catherine was married the 27th of May to Limuel Whiteley. Hote was married the 7th of March to Miss Lucy Fletcher and I had to dance the in the hog trough. They are all well. I got a letter from George Hinton last mail. They are well. He moved to Missouri. If you want to write to him, direct your letter to Ridge Prairie, Saline Co. Missouri. We shall go to Randolph County. We have a very cool election. Dr Green and Capt Augden are the Democrat candidates to represent the county. McConnell is the Whig. Commander Ballecnee and Bill and Caleb Meettiss for the Senate.

Corn crops look tolerable well here. Oats was very short. Wheat was not very good. They will not raise half crops in the upper counties. They have had no rain there. I sold our hay for 2.50 per hundred. Uncle Bob I should like to see you very well and spend a day in your company. John, I want you to give my love to Edmund and family and to James and Family, and tell them I would be glad to see them all. John I want you to come up this fall and see us and bring your wife with you for I expect you will be married by that time as that is such a place to marry at. I am going to wait until I go out to Missouri where they say there are 2 girls to one boy and they do not have to get license out there and I can pay the preacher there with coonskins. John I expect you will marry some widow with about six children or some old maid. Enough on that subject.

John, mother and I want to go to Clark before we go and see them once more. Mother sends her love to Aunt Zeoba and Sally and Sech. She would be glad to see them all for we will pass close to you as we go. she also sends her love to you all. The railroad is finished nearly to Hendrensville. Cattle is very high. Sheep is also good. Horses and mules are high. I was at town and saw Wm. Wilkison. He said that his mother was well. Uncle Obed passed through New Castle in March with a drove of hogs but he never stopped to see us.

I got a letter from Obed. Him and his family was well and Silas. He said that Dillard was well. I expect Dillard will come in this part. they are all well pleased with the country. I find that I am past finding for something to rite, so I must now come to a close. So nothing at present but remains your affectionate cousin until and if we should never meet again on earth, let us try to meet in heaven where parting will be no more. So farewell, farewell.

Simeon Haggard

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