Handwriting deciphering

[jusnoneed]

1st one "sitting in Cort" presumably misspelt Court.

[DavidJP]

Hi,

Having a go at the first one:-

but the trouble you mention that George was in was the worst of all I think I see you sitting in (??) one of your own boys a prisoner at the bar to me it seems dreadful how could you stand it hope he will be a good boy & always keep good company & he a comfort to his father.

Doesn't seem to have gone in for any punctuation here.

The word appears to be Cort (Court)?

Hope this helps.

Kind regards

David

[DavidJP]

Hi,

Third one:-

Farm with George he has worked at coak?? brens?? all his life so does not know any thing about farm work

Think this might be Coke Ovens as used when smelting Iron or Steel etc?

Hope this helps.

Kind regards

David

[jusnoneed]

4th one "crops are poor"

[DavidJP]

Hi,

Fourth one:-

give our love to Mary and the boy would like to here (hear) from you after this has been a (??) summer??  crofts?? are poor but we will get along yours affectionately

M A Suddes??  Sister

Agree with Summer but 'crofts' is crops.

Hope this helps.

Kind regards

David

[DavidJP]

Hi,

Hi,

Fourth one:-

give our love to Mary and the boy would like to here (hear) from you after this has been a (??) summer??  crofts?? are poor but we will get along yours affectionately

M A Suddes??  Sister

Agree with Summer but 'crofts' is crops.

Hope this helps.

Kind regards

David

Word before summer is dry.

Hope this helps.

Kind regards

David

[Christine53]

Have responded to your post on the US board where you are looking for William Armstrong visiting a Mary Ann in Antrim , Michigan.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=785398.msg6405236#msg6405236

[Christianmpoulsen]

Thank you everyone.

sitting in court and prisoner at the bar make sense, I was really struggling with that

still not sure about the comment after 'if the strike affected you or is it a ??'

The rest is very helpful. Out of interest I have now been helped to identify the sender and recipient so the whole letter makes more sense now.

[sbny357]

"We often wondered if the strike af[f]ected you or is it a landsale you work at"

For more info about landsale mines, see:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landsale

Steve