[Letter from W.? Milton? Murphey-possibly Wesley]
[to Joseph Hill Murphey, Hubbard, TX]
[transcribed by Mark A. Murphy, Stephenville, TX,8/2/2000]

Hurricane Switch Tenn
July 16th, 75 [1875]


Dear Joe & family:

We are all well the health of the communty is good in general.  
Mollie Scribner is no better, but weaken.  I do not think she will
 get well.  We have had rain every day for near a week, and some
 verry heavy rain for corn & cotton but corn looks fine.  wheat 
thot is not threshed.  We received a letter from Mrs. Roberson a
few day ago was sorry to hear that you were sick & so maney 
of the Tennessee folks, but the letter did not say what was the 
matter with you all, but I hope nothing serious.  I am anxious to 
hear how you all are geting along.  Joe, I received your Corsicana
papers last week for which I am very thankful to you.  Adlade
Bostic was married last Sunday to a man from Switsland by the 
name of .....[missing]
.... Joe, Geo. Whight has the west field on you old place in cotton 
& it is very fine & clean, and he has all the balance in corn and it 
looks like it was on bottom land, even on that old orchard hill side 
for he planted all of it, except a small spot on the west side next to 
the cedar cross fence above the gum spring, (that poor thicket).  
Our well is full of clear water but is too warm to be good to drink at 
this time but we bring drinking & skin it good, and then, get it out one 
night to cool, and you will have a pure healthy water for drinking 
purposes.  Jane [Pane?] says that he used green pond water when he 
lived in Arkansas, & you must not complain at having to use branch 
water when you can get it by boiling & skinning.  Our Lee has one 
tooth & is as heart as crickett.  Mrs. Mary Dillahay started to Nashville 
this morning to be with Garys wife in ....[end- rest missing]