Newretreat      Washington Co.          Ind       Nov 12^th 1860

 

Dear cousin or cousins I take the present oportunity to inform you that I am well at present hoping that those few may find you both enjoying the same great blessing I have nothing of any importance to write at present but I thought I would write a few lines to let you know that I am still on the land of the living with the right and up I have been looking for a letter from you for some time but look was my master I will inform you that I have had a very hard spell of sickness since you left. I would not be surprised much if you got william Cauble for a brotherinlaw from the movements at this time Emily caught a fine beau the other nigh mister rippie and Julia said that she site up to him like a sick kiten to a hot Pan Emily has got to be very poplar among the boys I will inform you that I am a going up to philidelphia to teah school and I want you write to me if you want too and I will try to write the best I can so no more at present I give my best wishes to you and all inquring friends over /

 

Direct Your Letters to Philidelphia

Washington, Co, Ind               beshore and write

 

                                                                                    Harvey Richardson

                                                                        To Mr William Forder

                                                                                    & Sarah Forder

 

Miss Margret Mckinney is still as poplar as a white oak and still calls for watter George Colglazier has been to see her and I know that they had a nice time for they are both well posted I know that she is well informed for I conversed with her enough to know that my self she leans up to a man like sick kitten up to a hot brick

when you write I will give you a full

Catalogue of the times here

            Julia A. Hubbard

                        Harvey Richardson

 

[margin] Emily says that you must not bleve any thing that I

                        Hurra f Lincoln                                   write

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