Ellenville December 2^nd 1862           

 

Dear Neice I send in this the money to pay you for the yarn and for the mittons I send a 2 dollar bill and 25 sent shinplaster you will pleas give your Mother a shilling to make the rite change for her I am very much obliged to you for your troble and if you have eney thing that I can do for you to reward you for your kindness I will willingly do it send it by the Markit wagon and if there is eney charge on it I will make it rite tell Euphemia Iwill send her umbrella the first oppertunity give our love to all let the children com to see us. William says you must let Winfield com to see him write to me and let me know how they are a gitting a long and where bell and Samuel are give our love to Alice and famerly and except our love your self from your Aunt Harriet Hoar to Ann Divine

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