2012 
                                                 Smithfield, 28th July 1848 
 
  Dear Sister 
 
  I duly received yours of the 15th and 12th Inst with the parcell per the 
express which cost 2/- to Canastola and to Peterboro.  Had I thought that it 
would be so expensive I would have put off till fall and got it up along with 
our mercht goods. 
  I believe Duncan does not know much better than I how to dispose of my 
farm.  Whatever expence Daniel was at upon his house (and that ought not to 
very great considering he had the material mostly on hand and which otherwise 
would be next to useless to him) it was the house that sold the farm.  Both of 
which I advised him to do altho perhaps against my own interests.  He deducted 
260 dollars being the rent of the farm for the 2 years I had it of him and 118 
dollars with Interest of him since I bought this place for which I gave him a 
full discharge.  He should have given me 600 dollars for my giving it up is 
1,000 dollars in his favour.  Archibald confesses it was worth to him 100 
dollars a year and sometimes boasted he made 500 a year upon it altho he was 
paying 50 dollars more than I which perhaps considering the state of the farm 
and the times might be about the same value.  You will recollect that in 
adition to 70 dollars a year I paid all the Taxes which would amount to about 
12 dollars a year.  I have bought a small kitchen stove which cost 10 dollars 
with furniture but without pipes and as I had a bed and plenty bed clothes 
some little furniture which they could not take with them or sell or give 
away  I had likewise some flour corn and pork etc. and a good house to go to. 
I have kept bachelors hall since they went away.  I will have to give out my 
washing since I have not a wash tub or Boiler.  I have tried to bake my own 
bread and have succeeded better than I had expected but still I find this 
troublesome and I believe I will get the mans wife where I boarded and where I 
get my milk to do my baking in future. 
  I feel very well off now but how I am to come out in the fall I do not know 
as I have provided no fodder for winter I must dispose of all my stock and 
having nothing to do here would not want to live here during the winter season 
and then for my wool nobody is enquiring after it.  I have been with my sheep 
having the foot rott the 2 previous seasons and is no better this year. 
  You will have heard of J. Barnetts wifes death who died of consumption.  She 
was buried the last Sabbath of June likewise since Gold Curtises (a son of J. 
G. Curtis) wife she left no family.  I had Mr and Mrs A. Smith with John and 
wife seeing me on the 4 July when they were all well.  Archibald does not like 
this movement of D. and wife.  He thinks they have got them down there to get 
the best share of their money.  I am convinced the more is with a view to get 
me shaken off as I likely to stick closer to them than you were.  He confesses 
he has been bothered with me ever since I came there.  We do not know what 
misfortunes we sometimes bring upon ourselves.  I am glad to hear if you are 
obliged to be wait with patience for to be punctual you are well paid for it. 
I very much agree with you upon politicks but you will observe the British 
stands a little in the way of our covetous ambition and then the Southern 
Cannibals wishes to make the northern folks believe other folks are as bad as 
themselves.  Any thing to divert the publick eye of their own iniquity but 
there is a good time a coming and which all their sophistry can not shake off 
long.  I hope to hear from you soon. 
  Your Lvg Brother 
   Henry 
 
(on the third page is a letter from Christian to Mr Barnett (?)) 
                                                   New York, Dec 14th 1848 
 
  Dear Sir 
 
  I have taken the liberty to inclose a letter for my brother Henry if he 
reached home.  He left here on Monday 13th of Novr to go to Albany by the 
Steam Boat and expected to be home by the end of the week ---- as he was to 
write immediately on reaching home ------- it is now nearly five weeks since 
he left here therefore I have got anxious to hear from him. ----- if he has 
not yet got home I hope you will write me by return of post.  In so doing you 
will very much oblidge your 
  Humble servant 
   C. Campbell 


2013 
                                               Smithfield, 2nd March 1849 
  Dear Sister 
 
  Unless you have a better excuse than I (of which I do not know) you are more 
delinquent than I as I have not had a letter from you since you wrote Mr 
Barnett nor have I had a letter from any one else.  Since I can not allow 
myself to believe that you have been so constantly employed for at least 2 
months together as not to have time to write an answer to the one I then 
sent.  I have lived alone in my house all winter and a most cold time.  I 
think this must be the coldest winter since we came to America.  I had to put 
the water in the Tea Kettle at night as the water pail would be so frozen in 
the morning that I could not break it but for this 8 days past the weather is 
moderate and a deal of the snow is off.  One of the young men that Daniel sold 
his farm to is off to California with about 5 or 6 more from this town and 
they want to sell the Farm.  I have as yet got none of my stolen goods but 
find out since I wrote you that in adition I have lost my light colored vest 
and black silk handkerchief and have no doubt more things that I do not miss. 
James Barnett got lost about $300 worth of goods Butter and Cheese which he 
was sending to N.Y. by a Boat in place of forwarding them as agreed upon he 
sold them by the way he has had the man in Jail which has cost him about $60 
more but has not yet found the goods or where they were sold.  I hear through 
John and Archibald Smith of Daniel and the people there which were well of 
late.  I wrote Duncan, James and Peter about the end of December but have had 
word from none of them.  Since I have some thoughts of going west in the month 
of April somewhere to buy sheep which I may go as far as D's or farther I do 
not know.  I wish like all the rest of the world I were in California not with 
a view to dig for gold so much as that I think it is a fine pastoral countrie 
and climate.  I hope they will make a Railway soon.  I see the rage for gold 
about New York City is as great as any where.  I believe if you were there you 
would soon find plenty of sick folks to attend to.  You surely forgot to give 
me the receipt for making bread right as the way I find after experimenting 
all winter is 2lb flour to 1lb meal, a teaspoon full of Cream of Tartar and 1 
tablespoon full of Saleratus.  You wont ruin me by putting a tablespoonful of 
butter in it as you mention.  I have made all my bread so this winter and find 
it good and keeps better than if made all of flour.  I left at home 200 sheep 
which I have killed as I need them and have had broth thickened with beans 
boiled to taste all winter pretty much in Scotch fashion, this once a day and 
puding and milk once a day and tea etc..  Have you any thought of being out 
here this summer.  When does Mr Anderson go west or have you any word from the 
old Countrie of late.  I am this day going to the funeral of a daughter of a 
Mr Ost*** who died yesterday morning.  She was bedfast about 16 years.  How 
grateful we ought to be to a kind providence that we have been so long spared 
and in comparatively good health.  May God in his mercy make us every day more 
and more sensible of his goodness. 
  I hope to hear from you in course and with best respects to all friends. 
  I remain 
  Your Loving Brother 
   Henry Campbell 
 
I take out the New York Tribune and send it to James with a view to 
judge for themselves if they should come here or not. 
								      H.C. 
 
 
2014 
                                                   Saturday, 13th October 1849 
  Dear Sister 
 
  I duly received yours of 13th August by which I was happy to hear of your 
safe arival at your home and also that you did not disappoint your employers 
by being in waiting in time.  I am also glad to learn that the Colora has 
quite subsided not only in your City but throughout the countrie at large. 
  I am likewise well pleased to hear of Mr Andersons return to his old 
quarters who I hope will not be in a hurrie to leave again.  I had a letter 
from Daniel 25th August including Anns letter but no particulars about Samuel 
or Alexanders rent or leases in hers.  I also had a letter from Duncan of date 
2nd August when he was well and had been very throng.  J Dougal and wife was 
at Syracuse at the State Fare.  John was also there who met them 
accidentally.  Archd Smith had a letter fr [...] aniel since when he says Mary 
was unwell altho she was then rather better.  I expect she must have got some 
fauty at the farm.  Friends here are all in their usual state of health.  The 
harvest excepting corn and potatoes was concluded in good condition some time 
ago and altho corn has at last turned out better than was at one time 
anticipated all our crops except hay and wheat will be a light one and Apples 
are selling for 1/- to 18d for Cod for 2 to 3/- grafts.  Butter is up to 14d, 
Cheese in dynies 5d.  Altho we had rain at the time you mention and several 
times after the ground was never rightly moistened untill the late 2 or 3 days 
of constant rain we had and the day before yesterday about 30 hours.  I went 
to Utica with my lambs about 50 in number and had to sell them at about 7/- a 
piece.  I would not take under 8/- for them at home and I would have made 30 
or 40 dollars more off my wool if I had it now to sell.  I have not yet sold 
my sheep but as they are in good demand I expect to soon.  Mr J. Barnett is 
going for your city on Monday and I mean to send by him 50 dollars for Peter 
and I expect the best plan will be for him to buy a Bill of Exchange of that 
amount and call on you or inclose it in a letter which you will inclose to 
Peter.  Mr B. will also give you or leave you his address so that you may send 
what you spoke of in his box.  Peters address you will recolect is 5 Railway 
Place, Fenchurch Street and I will write him soon myself.  As I find no one 
inclined to join me I rather send this small sum than none in case he really 
needs it.  If he does it will be acceptable.  If he does not it will be better 
still.  I conclude in the hope to have a long letter from you soon. 
  I remain 
  Your Loving Brother 
   Henry Campbell 


2015 
                                                Peterboro, 26th Decr 1849 
  Dear Sister 
 
  I duly received yours of the 4th Inst which altho long in coming gives a 
deal of varied news.  Duncan in his letter finds fault with you in being in 
such haste to get back and I fear you have somewhat hurt your business in 
being so long with the Watsons.  Perhaps it might be a matter of consideration 
with you if it would be worth while persisting much longer in it or trying to 
regain it and from Mrs Haighets removal you will be when at home nearly as 
lonesome as myself.  Your account of Williamson is quite melancolie.  We see 
clearly it is not all gold that glitters.  Those that know no better would 
think that he must be a happy man but that seems not to have been the case but 
the reverse.  Is Balmuich the Brae and Lawers in their own hands and does 
Richmond yet rent the Glens. 
  It is not to be expected that James will ever resume his wonted strength 
even poor as that was.  When it comes to his time of life and I may say ours 
also all that is to be wished or expected is that we may drop into the tomb as 
quietly and as gradually as the disposer of all events sees meet.  Old Mr 
Beach met with an accident about a month or more past.  He fell down the 
cellar stairs and was thought to have broke or injured some of his ribs.  He 
has been bedfast since and when I called the other day he seemed very feeble 
and has quite lost his appetite.  I think he is very unlike to recover.  Old 
Mrs Ostranden that lives near me fell on the kitchen floor and broke off 
the cap of her thigh bone which is worse it is said than if she had broke the 
thigh bone itself.  I forget if I mentioned in my last letter the death of 
Thos Stewart.  He had gone to t [...] er cure but it made him rather worse and 
he stopped but a short time at it and died not long after coming home.  John 
has had an adition of a son about a month or 2 ago which they have named 
Duncan Daniel or Daniel Duncan in either case hard names.  Mr A. Smith was 
down at Duensburge some weeks ago which brought very melancholie news of Marys 
leg.  He made us believe that her sound leg was affected like the other and 
could not get up but by 2 or 3 peoples help so that your account by J. Dougal 
was very cheering.  She altogether over fautys herself at the pain on her 
sound leg to save the lame one.  This has often happened to myself.  I have 
sent 80 of my fine wool and young wedders to John to be foddered till the 
first of April at 50 cents a piece.  If wool keeps its present price it will 
bring from 42 to 45 cents a lb after shearing.  I slaughter about 30 head 
which average 2 dollars after paying expenses.  I sold another lot as Store 
Sheep to Neighbours - say 73 sheep for $200.  I have still on hand about 70 
head as my best which I have been graising since the 1st of this month with 
about a bushel a day of corn or about a pint a piece which if I do not sell 
soon will go per the rail road to Albany New York or Boston but should be very 
glad to be quit of them now as my part is near done and would be more at 
liberty.  This year will be to me better than any former one.  You have given 
me quite new information about the Poultry business.  If I had got quit of my 
sheep I meant to have made a trial of it.  I learn by Jennet that for the 
Boston markett the innards are taken out and freesed but I see the process for 
the New York Markett would be considerable easier but to find Poultrie here 
after this time of year would not be easie and the prices would be higher 
unless they were bought in in the fall and grain fed as I do my sheep.  But 
learn all you may farther about it and let me know.  The Hoffman that bought 
Daniels farm has lett it for 4 years, it is said for $250 a year and is off 
to join his brother in California.  It was rumoured that James Barnett was to 
be married about this time to a Miss King who was in G. Smiths family for some 
time past as teacher.  We have had quite an excitement about Peterboro of late 
about a plank road from Morrisville to Canastote.  A number of interested 
people on the present road such as a Mr Baker (who lately bought Weavers farm) 
Mr Whitman and Crouse Canastote got directors and resolved to have it go as 
near as possible by themselves and the old road.  Gerrit Smith laid on an 
interdict and got first rate surveors.  He wanted it to go the levelest road 
and it is said that they have so far compromised as to put it through the 
village and by his own house and this side of the swamp to Morrisville but 
that is not all but he is prosecuting them for a conspiracy unless they make 
an apology. 
  We have had a very wett fall here and an earlier winter.  There has been 
some snow on the ground now since the first part of the month and for a week 
past it has snowed almost some every day and the snow is now 2 feet deep all 
over. 
  In the hope of hearing from you soon, wishing you and all our New York 
friends many happy returns of the season. 
  I remain 
  Your Loving Brother 
Siloam, Dec 29					Henry