Elktownship Delaware Co Iowa Jan 13^th 1856

 

Dear Cousin

With pleasure I sit down this evening to answer your kind letters that I got so long ago I expect you think I have forgotten you but if so you think wrong I have been away from home some this summer and when I was at home I am so busy I had not time to write I am agoing to school this winter to Mr C H Hayns from Lourain Co Ohio I studdy spelling reading writing geography & arithmetic there has been 2 weeks of school it has been very cold here this winter last tuesday Mary & I went to school & coming home I froze my ear there has been a goodeal of snow & good sleighing here this winter there has been a goodeal many froze to death we do not have any rain of any account here in the winter I got a letter from Elizabeth M^cCree 2 weeks ago they was all well they are in Windham Co Iowa 10 miles from Iowa City about 75 miles from here they like it well 

 

well I guess I have written all I can think of please answer this as soon as you get this and do not wait so long as I have I will promise to do better next time now be sure and write I will send you a lock of my hair & you must send me some of yours you must excuse all mistakes and bad writing for my hand is tired I have written a letter to uncle Samuel to night so good night

 

            From Elizabeth Fosselman

            to Nancy Jane More

 

when you write Direct your letter

To Elizabeth Fosselman Plum Springs Delaware Co Iowa

 

they talk of not haveing an office at Poultney

any longer they think it wont pay

they have not fully decided it yet

           

so good night

           

be sure and wright my respects to all

From EF To NDM /

 

I made a mistake about where uncle Johns live I said they lived in Windham Co it is Jonson Co Windham is the name of the post office I guess that is all finished Jan 16^th

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