Letter from Horace Sumner Lyman on his good health, preaching in Hood River, and investing
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Letter from Horace Sumner Lyman on his good health, preaching in Hood River, and investing
Description
Letter from Horace Sumner Lyman to his father, Reverend Horace Lyman, during his time in White Salmon. He discusses his good health, preaching in Hood River, and suggesting that his family invest at Hood River. He suggests that Francis should try fruit-raising, as he suspects that Hood River will become a fruit country.
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Lyman, Horace Sumner
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Lyman Family Papers
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English
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PUA_MS31_41_j
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Pacific University Archives
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Letter
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White Salmon, Nov. 29, ’82,
Rev. H. Lyman, A.M.
Dear Father,
I read your last letter with much interest. I was sorry that I had not written before, but -----etc. You indulge in a good many hypotheses as to the state of my health, such as that I might have broken all my legs and left arm. I am so well all the time that I seldom think of my health. You may rely upon it that I am well unless you hear to the contrary.
I told in my last what I had been doing, [got?][Bess?], went to Dallas, to Prairie, etc. I was at Hood River last Sunday for the first time I had a very pleasant and successful time. Saw the Smiths, [Ive’s?], [Barnets?]. I had a good congregation, and seemed to hold their attention. I had to preach in opposition to some three or four [babies?] for a spell, but finally [wore?] them out. Everybody seems to want W. to start his academy. The time is ripe. [?][?] Tommy could see the value of such work and give enough to help some it would be a grand thing. You would not, of course, wish to make them think that we were trying to get money out of them, but if you could state candidly and forcibly the needs of the place, and the opportunity it would be for them and us, I wish [you?] [would?]. could not you get Francis interested in a [?] of fruit-raising at Hood River and so induce all of them to exchange that lonely and desolate country for a new and populous one? Money invested at Hood River now will soon double. I am sure it will be a fruit country. I think it will also improve his health to exchange that dank [?][?] for this. I have not had a [?] of any kind since coming here.
Why could not George [Barnet?] and all pick up and come? They have spent some money upon their place, but that would not make any difference. They have plenty more. They could sell [?] as not to [?] anything I pressure. We have had pleasant weather all through november.
I must close. Much love and kind regards to Margaret, and Fanny, Francis, [Elison?], and George Barnet. I liked Barnet very much and I think it would be a grand thing for him and us if he could come and invest at Hood River.
Rev. H. Lyman, A.M.
Dear Father,
I read your last letter with much interest. I was sorry that I had not written before, but -----etc. You indulge in a good many hypotheses as to the state of my health, such as that I might have broken all my legs and left arm. I am so well all the time that I seldom think of my health. You may rely upon it that I am well unless you hear to the contrary.
I told in my last what I had been doing, [got?][Bess?], went to Dallas, to Prairie, etc. I was at Hood River last Sunday for the first time I had a very pleasant and successful time. Saw the Smiths, [Ive’s?], [Barnets?]. I had a good congregation, and seemed to hold their attention. I had to preach in opposition to some three or four [babies?] for a spell, but finally [wore?] them out. Everybody seems to want W. to start his academy. The time is ripe. [?][?] Tommy could see the value of such work and give enough to help some it would be a grand thing. You would not, of course, wish to make them think that we were trying to get money out of them, but if you could state candidly and forcibly the needs of the place, and the opportunity it would be for them and us, I wish [you?] [would?]. could not you get Francis interested in a [?] of fruit-raising at Hood River and so induce all of them to exchange that lonely and desolate country for a new and populous one? Money invested at Hood River now will soon double. I am sure it will be a fruit country. I think it will also improve his health to exchange that dank [?][?] for this. I have not had a [?] of any kind since coming here.
Why could not George [Barnet?] and all pick up and come? They have spent some money upon their place, but that would not make any difference. They have plenty more. They could sell [?] as not to [?] anything I pressure. We have had pleasant weather all through november.
I must close. Much love and kind regards to Margaret, and Fanny, Francis, [Elison?], and George Barnet. I liked Barnet very much and I think it would be a grand thing for him and us if he could come and invest at Hood River.