Show his home barue jo john on batty of e WILA ington chanty writes as lolliO WB v nov ath on OB the latti of 01 october last iny homp was burned down and evereth that thab was in it not leaving us a meal ox of victuals we left home at about nine am and at 12 pm of the same evening a dispatch came to us that our home was all in flames which burned all allour oar furniture beds bedding bottled and canned fruits grain flour and all our provisions and books and all our oar clothing except what was on our bodies the cause of the fire is not known the loss is about 2000 brother batty returned about six weeks ago from a mission to england and Is still in feeble health th the e loss of his home and property is a severe one to tobia him |