Joseph Otis HILDRETH

                       Son of Joseph Otis HILDRETH and Harriet L. HAYNES.
    Married Sarah Sybil SNIDER after death of first wife.
    Information gained from Daisy P. HILDRETH and HILDRETH Bible, 1971 and IGI

    Frank Lemuel Hildreth wrote a letter to his father in Togus, Maine and it was
    dated March 14, 1900 and postmarked Wynnewood, Indian Territory.  The letter
    was returned to him because it arrived after his father passed away.  The
    letter follows:

    Wynnewood, I.T.
    March, 14, 1900

    Dear Father,  I will answer your letter that we recived (sic.) the other day
    and was glad to hear from you once more and I am in hopes to get a letter from
    you when I go to town.  I want to go tomorrow but it is raining today.  I took
    Lula and Dovie up to see one of their Brothersinlaw thagt they havn't seen for
    12 years and they brot (sic.) home one of their neacs (sic.) the putist (sic.)
    little girl you ever see.  She is 13 years old and we have got to take her home
    sunday it is 18 miles to where her Father livs (sic.).  Well I will not make a
    a crop this year for I don't want to go in det (sic.) for  I am afraid I mite
    (sic.) luse (sic.) my team and so I will work out what I can and hall wood and
    try and make a livin the best i can.  Well you wanted to know what meat was a
    found it is high thas (sic.) time of year dry salt is 7 cnts fer lbs smoked
    meat is 81/2 cents fer lbs flower is 180 to 210 a hundred potaters 150 per
    bushel sweet potaters 175 to 180 coffie 15 per lbs beens 7 fer lbs corn 25 per
    bushel oats 25 per bushel hay 8 Dollers per ton wood is only 150 per card in
    town.  Will Father I want you to send me all the seads of all kinds you can we
    will put in a big garden and I want to plant all I can so I want have to buy
    any more than I can help.  Well I will have to close for this time hoping to
    hear from you soon so good by.  We all send our love to you so good by from
    your Lovin Son  F. L. Hildreth  Box 106.

    Sic. is place by many of the misspelled words but when the accent of the writer
    was better expressed the spelling was left without the note.
                  

                       Dates were recorded in the Hildreth Family Bible.