Dear Sarah

I thought I would pen you a few line as being as Sophia is sick she has got the sore throt and has not set up atall to day pa thinks she is agoing to have the diptheria she said if she was well a nuf she would write to you We have got a nice swing back of the hous the cigar maker has goodel to say about Elennar Legrand is a going to send him out to Elennar the fourt July to have her go out a riding with him you must look out the cigar makers swing is our swing I heard him say that he would give a goodel to see her you have full 5 by hang your patterns in the window Once ask the cigar ware you had gone and he said that he saw you go home but did not know how sone you would be back I ame a going to hang them up thar and see how many more I can full Legran and Sophia is coming out some Sundy and we a going to have the cigar maker to go / and take Elennar up to the lake wont that be a nice couple to gather

 

                                                Goodby

 

                                                            Write Soon

 

                                                                        From Ora Dickson

                                                                                                &

                                                                                    Sophia Dickson

                                                                                    is very sick

 

PS Sophia is better this morning but she aint well a nuf to go and do all the work a tall She did not git up yesterday a  tall Wen are you coming out to Mrs Cloes to work wen you come out I want you to come to my hous and swing in my nue swing swing Sophia write y

 

 

            From Ora

                        to Sarah

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