Sarah Ann Camfield, 27 Dec c.1890

Noble Dec 27

Dear Children

we received your letter thursday but it was so cold we did not after the things until yesterday we got them all right the quilt suits me firstrate I think it is nicely done and I thank you verry till you are better paid I suppose I must thank Ashley for what he quilted and the rest of his trouble but the wind blows and the snow flies at agreat rate
and the other things are verry nice Fathers cap is pretty large but he says he will wear it he never wears acap he says thank you for it but dont send him another one
the cushion is to nice for me for I have no place to keep it nice the little one I can use verry wel I think it plenty nice enough for me
we butchered last monday so we have been pretty bisy Fred goes to school every day

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and the days are so short he can not do much we get up at 6 oclock in the morning and go to bed at seven at night so you see we make short days I cant have work around in the evening
I have put my quilt on the bed so you see I intend to use it
O how does the skates fit Frank can he skate Tamerson why did you not get in the basket and come to see Grandma she would have been so glad to see you and have you to talk to her when she is here alone so much
some how it seems like a dream that you had been here I cannot make it seem natural at all
Father looks quear with that cap on when I see him coming I stop and take a seckond time to see who it is or I think he is bareheaded he had acap when we were married 44 years ago last wednesday knight but he would not wear it

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he gave it to aboy and he has always worn a wool hat eversince
now it is Monday morning and we hope you had amerrchrisma and wish you all a happy newyear Father and I were all alon all day Christmas did not see one person to speak to but each other I suppose that will be the way we will keep newyearnomore at presen so good by for this time

S A Camfield

Dear friends We are much obliged for the presents I am using the pen to write this with I expect Frank goes to school every day I do how do them skates go we have good skating out here. I would write oftener but I am not aquainted

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with any body out there so I dont know what to write about I will send some of my cards in this letter and I wish you a happie New Year that is all I have time to say becaus it is time to go to school

by by

Fred H Camfield
Noble
Mich


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Camfield, Sarah Ann. (Noble, MI) to “Dear Children”
[Anna Camfield Carlisle]. Letter. 27 December c.1890. Digital Images 1-4.
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[Carlisle Family, Box #1, Correspondence, 1890,
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. 2008.]

Sarah Ann Camfield, 29 Oct 1890

Noble Oct 29th 1890

Well Anna

I suppose you think it is time you should hear from us well we are all busy as usual to day I have done my washing and helped catch and weigh 41 chickens they weighed 139 pounds at 5 cents per pound then the butcher came and I helped him get the calf out of the barn and in the waggon and took 4 and one half dollars Father is down in the field husking corn there is not much corn but it is all to handle over all the same
Freddie is cutting wood
I have sold 82 chickens this fall and we have 31 left for seed I have 17 turkeys I shall keep a pair and sel the rest they are six cents per pound now I think they will fetch more later the first 41 chickens was 6 cts we have another two weeks old so you see we have two new milk cows for winter

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we have cows we would like to sell we have two colts one is five month old and anice one the other is on months he is rather small and crooked legged but is improving most men that have seen it think it will be the nicest colt in time we have been verr much discouraged about it but there is no sale for any thing we have been wanting to sell the largest one for amonth but dont have a chance yet Father was offered forty dollars for it once he thought we could get more but cannot sell it yet we would be glad to get that for it now

30th Father traded one of the dry cows for one that gives milk the one that was sick in the summer sis we bu she would never giv milk only out of two teets we have ahalf bushel of aples did uou have any I have mad ten apple pies this summer some about here did not have apples enough to make one pie

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I think it strange that I do not get aletter from Maryett I have written twice since you sent me her letter and have had no answer Mr and Mrs Bogardus have gone to Syracuse and from there to Mane to visit her Friends I think they will be back before Election ther is afamily going to live in their house this winter Frank we thought you would come and make us a visit last vacation but we did not see you I think you done pretty well raising chickens are you going to try it again next year I thought maybe we might sell some of our cows and colts and things so there was not so much to leave and we could leave Fred in charge and come out to see you this winter but we cannot leave so much in his care write soon so good by

S A Camfield


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Camfield Family Letters
Descendants of Sarah Ann Wisner
Michael Camfield
Hall Family Letters
Henry Bogardus, Shirt-tail Cousin


Camfield, Sarah Ann. (Noble, MI) to “Well Anna”
[Anna Camfield Carlisle]. Letter. 29 October 1890. Digital Images 1-3.
Privately held by Apple, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,]
Snowville, New York. 2009.
[Carlisle Family, Box #1, Correspondence, 1890,
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. 2008.]

Anna Camfield Carlisle, Summer 1890

1890

Buchanan Mich
Friday morning

Dear Ashley,

I went up to the office last evening, got your letter, glad to hear you were well, hope you will be careful this hot weather. Frank dont wish me to tell you that he has the measles as wants to surprise you. but he is over the worst of it now. he has not sat up any for three days only to have his bed made but I think he can begin to sit up a little to day and in a few days he will be all right. I suppose by the last of next week the others will have it so I think if the

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girls will wait and not come over untill we all get well again that they would enjoy the visit better than to come while the children are sick.

I haven't time to write any more now as Mr Voorhees will take this up to the office when he goes up to open the church for Mrs Kelleys funeral. Old Mrs Torgie died last evening.

I hope you will be careful and not get sick this hot weather it wont hert you if you dont work all the time.

A Carlisle


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Descendants of Sarah Ann Wisner
Michael Camfield


Carlisle, Anna Camfield. (Buchanan, MI) to “Dear Ashley”
[Isaac Ashley Carlisle]. Letter. undated. Digital Images 1-2.
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Snowville, New York. 2009.
[Carlisle Family, Box #1, Correspondence, 1890,
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. 2008.]

Isaac Ashley Carlisle, 26 June 1890

June the 26 1890
Dear Anna and
Children the postal
was reciv let the
men have the
clover fore six
dolars if he wil
pay in advance
if he dont dont
let him have
it fore six dolars
in advance fore
he will not conted
good some time.
I did not work
all day yesterday
wee run out of
material will
finish to day fore
Clark. Will work

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fore Burney nex
come ___ as soon
as he is ready
lots of the men
gave out yester
day I may come
home and may
not this week
rosa has mooved
her bed up stars
all well at ____
Bill parmenter
will move over
here next week
if he can get
a house
he has found wan
fore eigh dollars
a month I think
it is high it wold
bea fore mee
love to all
I A Carlisle


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Descendants of Sarah Ann Wisner
Michael Camfield


Carlisle, Isaac Ashley. (South Bend, IN) to “Dear Anna and Children”
[Anna Camfield Carlisle]. Letter. 26 June 1890. Digital Images 1-2.
Privately held by Apple, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,]
Snowville, New York. 2009.
[Carlisle Family, Box #1, Correspondence, 1890,
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. 2008.]

Isaac Ashley Carlisle, 23 June 1890

June the 23rd 1890

Dear Anna and Children.
Wall my fingers stand
the racket all right.
I am work on a
chool house now I
will get thrue thare
this week I will trie
and get on the
Stude Baker Jobe
I was up to Lilles
to day She has Binn
sick but beter now
so she dos her onn
work now. Lida has
bin out to her fockls

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Lida is goi nto brakup
keeping house this
week seel of her
things so she sed
Bell is at Atlanta
yet she may not come
home fore some time.
Bell will rite ord. I
will so Jack can come
after them. mamey
is picken Bareys
now ernt three
doalars this week
Daniels picture
suits well I give e
mamey wone also
rosey. how the Baby
grose so good By
as ever A I Carlisle

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monday night
hot hoter
work all
day
lade minty
feet this
after
noon
some tired

Lillian Carlisle was Ashley's niece, the daughter of Orville. In 1889 she married Thomas O Ghrist. On the 1900 census they were living in Penn Twp, St Joseph, IN.

Lydia Bartlett Carlisle was Ashely's sister-in-law, wife of Orville. This letter and previous references to Orville made me wonder if they were separated.

Clara Belle Carlisle was another of Orvile and Lydia's daughters. I wonder what she was doing in Atlanta and how long she stayed there. She married Isaac Sewell about 1896 and was in Nashville, TN by 1910.

Mary Frances "Mamie" Carlisle was the last of Orville and Lydia's children. She married Ashley and Anna's son, Frank.


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Michael Camfield


Carlisle, Isaac Ashley. (South Bend, IN) to “Dear Anna and Children”
[Anna Camfield Carlisle]. Letter. 23 June 1890. Digital Images 1-3.
Privately held by Apple, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,]
Snowville, New York. 2009.
[Carlisle Family, Box #1, Correspondence, 1890,
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. 2008.]

Isaac Ashley Carlisle, 3 June 1890

June the 3rd 1890
turdys the reeson
whie I did not write
sunday is that
Bill parmenter though
he wold come home
he will not come
untill Jack comes
after him so I will
come home with him
tell Jack wee will expect him on Saday
next. Jose hant come
yet. I got my close
I will bring the

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money my self
when I come so good
nite I am well as usual

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Jack will find
us at the grand
teunle depo



I am still having some trouble with Ashley's handwriting. It sounds like he has found a way home for the weekend.

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Camfield Family Letters
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Michael Camfield


Carlisle, Isaac Ashley. (South Bend, IN) to “turdys the reeson”
[Anna Camfield Carlisle]. Letter. 3 June 1890. Digital Images 1-2.
Privately held by Apple, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,]
Snowville, New York. 2009.
[Carlisle Family, Box #1, Correspondence, 1890,
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. 2008.]

Sarah Ann Camfield, 15 May 1890

Noble May 15th (1890)

well Anna I suppose you have been looking for a letter along time but I have had so much to do and seeto that I do not get time to think of writing or if I do I am so tired or confused I cannot write we sold the hogs and calf we had now we have so much milk we have been hunting for some pigs Fred and I went the other way at Coldwater and got to alittle biger than rats and paid 3 dollars for them there is no pigs to be had every one you see will say have you any pigs to sell or do you know of any
we have a nice little colt 24 hours old Father drinks his coffee out of his new cup Farmers are beginning to plant corn we shall plant next week if it dont rain to much they are planting to day Father and Fred

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I thought I would write a long letter I have been away three days this week Fred and I am going after some pigs we have heard of some we are like the Irishman we have more milk than we can destroy I skim ten or twelve pans every morning when the calf is gone we will have more I want to make soap next week if I can Annabell that they was coming aweek from next monday we have got a new pump

I forgot to say we are well as usual

write soon dont weit
so long as I have
so goodby

S A Camfield

Annabelle was later know as Mabel and sister to Fred. I'm not certain if just she was expected or if they were expecting Joseph, Rose and all the children.

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Camfield, Sarah Ann. (Noble, MI) to “well Anna”
[Anna Camfield Carlisle]. Letter. 15 May 1890. Digital Images 1-2.
Privately held by Apple, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,]
Snowville, New York. 2009.
[Carlisle Family, Box #1, Correspondence, 1890,
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. 2008.]

Anna Camfield Carlisle, 5 May 1890

Buchanan Mich.
May 5th, 1890

Dear Ashley your letter came this evening. yes Orville brought the money all right and I wrote you a long letter last Tuesday evening telling you what I had done with ot. I paid Helmick and Mrs. Voorhees and paid up all the grocery bill and got 50 pounds of flour from the mill, and some groceries that we needed, and cloth for Frank and Daniel pants

Today I have taken up the sitting room carpet and Orville whitewashed and then we went to town and got the paper and tomorrow he is going to put it on. he said he was having chills when the came

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but has got over them now and was weighed and finds that he weighs more than he ever did before he went and got some cowslip greens saturday and I thought prehaps you would be home so I kept them for sunday so you would have them we had greens and soup for dinner if the soup was made with watter. Had a letter from your Mother saturday. she is weaving 30 yards of carpet for Aunt Corbin. Bell has a son born April 18 all doing well (William Carlisle Osborn) I told you in the other letter that Hallie had writen that Werter had bought a half interest in a mill. Arlie is going to learn the millers trade. I also wrote you that Mr Boyle had brought us another load of wood and wanted you to do his work the first week in June and if you could not I was to write

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and let him know so he could get some body else. what shall I tell him. Sim was up to see you sunday said prehaps he would go to the Bend this week. I hear that Mr Barman is dead with the same disease that Hat Glover died with. I sent you the paper I suppose you saw in it that Orin Montigan house was burned he is drawing material to build another.

I will write a postal to Parminter.

Now Ashley if you have much of a cold dont stay and get more but come home and stay until you get over it. I think you can afford to come home when the pay day comes any way. I looked for you last saturday. Mr Brant always asks about you when he comes for his bread. Mrs Walters has left her husband and gone to Hills corners. Nell Turner is home again.

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Annie Miller Kelley has a daughter

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Mr Voorhees is working in Niles. goes over with his horse so as to get there at 7 oclock in the morning and starts home about 5 oclock at night. Orville gave Frank a lesson in drawing sunday drew a picture of the old school house worked at it most of the day. Our potatoes are commimg up also the peas, beets, radishes and lettice. your Mother sent Frank a lot more flower seeds he has planted some of them.

It is half past nine, the rest have all gone to ed, all are well.

Good Night.
A Carlisle

I hope you will get this

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Shal I make you some new over shirts or have you bought some.

Aunt Corbin was been Rheuhamah Glover Smith Corbin, sister of Ashely's mother. She lived in Orleans County, NY.

The Belle mentioned was Ashley's half sister, Arabella Carlisle Osborn, who was married to Walter Wilson Osborn. William Carlisle Osborn was their fourth and last child, born 18 April 1890 in Sioux City, IA.

Ashley's sister, Mary Elizabeth Carlisle was married to Werter Rynearson. Their daughter was Hallie. In 1890 they were living in Kansas, either Rooks or Phillips county.

There were Glover's in Buchanan that I have not been able to connect to my mine of Glover's. I wonder if Hat was from that line?

The rest are neighbors that I don't have further information on at this time.

For more see:
Camfield Family Letters
Descendants of Sarah Ann Wisner
Michael Camfield


Carlisle, Sarah Camfield. (Buchanan, MI) to “Dear Ashley”
[Isaac Ashley Carlisle]. Letter. 5 May 1890. Digital Images 1-4.
Privately held by Apple, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,]
Snowville, New York. 2009.
[Carlisle Family, Box #1, Correspondence, 1890,
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. 2008.]

Anna Camfield Carlisle, 29 April 1890

Buchanan Mich.
April 29, 1890

Dear Ashley

Orville came last evening brought your letter all right. I have been to town this afternoon. I tryed to make the money go as far as I could but it got away from me very fast. I went to Mr Helmicks and paid them $1.50. I went to the grocery and got some groceries and paid up all we owed there it was $7.56. I got cloth for Frank and Daniel some pants $1.44. Paid Mrs Voorhees $1.25 that settles my account with her and have not paid him for the house yet as she did not know how much it was and he was away. I got flour today $1.20 also a new

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Butter dish 10 cent and I hope you will be careful and not break it Orville says he willpaper the sitting room for us so I will get the paper when he is ready, he and Frank are drawing pictures just now. Mr Boyles brough another load of wood monday and says he will be ready and wants you to do his work the first week in June if you cannot do it he wants to know soon so he can engage some one else. I told him we would send him a postal as soon as I heard from you.
Jo Voorhees is working in Niles now he goes and comes with his horse every night and morning, he leaves there at 5 o'clock at night so I guess you could not get there quite in time to ride over but I guess he goes early enough in the morning so you could ride over monday mornings

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in time for the train.

Toley has finished the carpet. Ab did not come home, his wife went back friday he thought he could not get along with out her any longer. we have not had any letter from your Mother yet but she sent Frank a pacage of flower seeds 22 different kinds. If you do not come home sunday write and let me know what you think about doing Boyles work. a fire in town last evening one of those houses back of the waggon factory but they soon put it out. It is time to mix the bread so good night.

A. Carlisle

Sarah had mentioned something about pants for Daniel in her last letter.

I assume most of the people named were local business people with the exception of Toley who was a friend of Anna, s that I have not tracked down yet.

This is a repost and I apologize for it going out over the feed twice. I was hit with comment spam and blogger would not let me delete the comment so it seemed expedient to simply delete and republish. There were no comments other than the offensive one at the time I reposted.

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Michael Camfield


Carlisle, Sarah Camfield. (Buchanan, MI) to “Dear Ashley”
[Isaac Ashley Carlisle]. Letter. 29 April 1890. Digital Images 1-3.
Privately held by Apple, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,]
Snowville, New York. 2009.
[Carlisle Family, Box #1, Correspondence, 1890,
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. 2008.]

Sarah Ann Camfield, 11 March 1890

Noble March 11th 1890

well I will try to write you a few lines to say we are about as usual except myself I am not feeling very wel and besides my eyes are very sore at knight so I can ahrdly sleep
we have 8 little chicks
I hope Ashley is better and the rest are well we have not had that disease yet and hope we will escape alltogather we had ahard rain last knight it pretty muddy to day we have had coldest spell of the season for the last week I suppose it the same there
my eyes are feeling better this morning but I must close school is out Fred went every day
write soon S A Camfield


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Camfield, Sarah Ann. (Noble, MI) to “well I will try”
[Anna Camfield Carlisle]. Letter. 11 March 1890. Digital Image.
Privately held by Apple, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,]
Snowville, New York. 2009.
[Carlisle Family, Box #1, Correspondence, 1890,
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. 2008.]

Sarah Ann Camfield, 16 Feb 1890

Noble Feb 16th 1890

well Anna we received your letter it had been allmost a week on its way we are all well and hope this will find you all the same
they are having the same diease in these parts in Colwater it is verry bad Fred we think had it but not hard every boy in school was taken sick the same day ot was friday but they were all at school again on monday morning but two you asked about Boil we have seen him twice this summer we went to honey lak to a picnic and saw him there then we saw him to a grove meeting he asked about you all and how many children you had
he asked about Mcknight he said didnot that man go to the dogs
Father drawed some wheat to Burr Oak

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and he s old Harvey
the 4 of july we went to Burr Oak and we saw anumber of the old neighbours
I suppose Mrs Woods is alive yet
I am going to send the two handkerchiefs to the two little ones one for each and some cards I wanted to send Daniel something for some pants but did kno what nor how much I wanted to send Frank something but did not know what to send but tell him grandma will remember him some other time
if I could have gone to town I would have sent a valentine it is verry bad going and I was not wel I could not go

write soon

S A Camfield


Harvey was probably a horse.

Honey Lake is near Burr Oak.

McKnight and Boil (Boyles) have been mentioned in previous letters, as has Mrs Woods.

For more see:
Camfield Family Letters
Descendants of Sarah Ann Wisner
Michael Camfield


Camfield, Sarah Ann. (Noble, MI) to “well Anna”
[Anna Camfield Carlisle]. Letter. 16 February 1890. Digital Images 1-2.
Privately held by Apple, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,]
Snowville, New York. 2009.
[Carlisle Family, Box #1, Correspondence, 1890,
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. 2008.]