Oct 13^th 1866

Buffalo NC

 

Mrs Sarah J Deaton

 

Dear Sister I embrace the present opportunity of writing you a few lines to inform you that I enjoy very good health. I am going to school to Mrs M^cIntyre. I like her very much She is such a kind teacher. I want to see you very badly. I was in hopes that you would com down to the Taesiment at Union and I would get to see you my dear sister I am at the Lodge now. I went home with Florah Bryan last night and Florah and Jo came with me to the Lodge Florah is playing on the piano now. there is a bout 6 weeks of the school to come yet we will have an exhibition we will have part of it at night they all go so fine down here that I cannot hardly keep up with them. I havent much news to write to you Sarah I wish I could see you Mrs M^cIntyre sends her love to you and Florah Bryan sends her love to you. there is six music scholars and there is some of them taken painting lessons I did not take either. I went to Union church last Sunday week to the sacriment I saw Washington Shaw he took dinner with us. we had a fine time for buffalo sacriment there was more than / the house could hold. I saw Redin Bryan he is just come home from teaching school he is a nice looking gentleman there is a heap of boys a going to school there are 50 scholars a going to school D L and Sarah Ann came down to Sacriment I was so glad to see them Oh I like to forgot to tell you that Mary Ann has a little daughter I have never seen it yet I do want to see it so bad

 

I recon I had better come to a close write soon to your Sister          

E C M^cDonald

 

give my Love to all my friends except a double portion for your self

 

write soon write soon

 

Aunt Marys baby died about a month ago it was very sick it had inflamation of the bowels

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