An 1856 Letter from an Unknown Person in Winona, Minnesota (p. 4)

Those men who have lived here for the last five years says this is the hardest winter that they ever saw and I know that it has been very cold some days but I was out until noon the coldest day we had here two miles from town out in the open prairie and did not freez to to death and walked five miles the same day and had no overcoat on or any drawers   the morning before I put on a flanel overshirt which was the first flanel I ever wore but with without any mistake it is cold here   sharp freez frosty mornings bright sunshine days cold knights dry weather and ?? ?? as to my hart feel very well satisfyed to stay here until I am convinced there is better   come and try it you that doubte it   there is ten comeing to whare thare is one going back so this is enough land and yet good timber and water   don't depend on my history of the country but judge for your self and from that you can hear from others   ask R. J. Helmor (?) or anyone that has bin here   thare is a railroad come ing to winona and going to st. peters on the minnesota river a chart is given and will doubt go on in a hurry as others things is there the paper is too sh..?

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