December the 9^th 1860

 

My Dear Sister I take my pen in hand to Let you know that wee are all well at presant and I hope when these fiew lines come to hand they will find you Enjoying the same Blessing Know Sarah this is Sunday evenin and I am Sleepy for I was sitting up with the sick last Knight up at Katys. Col[paper hole] is sick and has been for a right smart while he is so know that he cannot lidown he has to sit in a chair all the time and ther is know no hopes of his geting well the Doctors sayes that he is like his Father was. Well Sarah I guess you would like to know when I am coming to see you I do knot know whether I can come out this winter or not but I will try and come if I can get time. I am going to School now and I have to put in all the time I can this winter My Studies is Grammar Arithmetic Reading and Writing &C &C

 

My dear Sarah I must come to a close prety soon You must say gosh to some of the Wimen for me till I come out Know it is geting dark and I must quit the girles want to wright some to you and Will So Good by

your Ever affectionate Brother                                   Albert Forder

 

Well Sarah Wright                                                                  Sarah. A. Forder

as soon as you can.                                                                 Wm Forder

and as much as you Can. &C &C /

 

My Dear brother I again sit down to let you no that I am well at presant and I hope when these fiew lines come to hand they will find you enjoying the same blessing I have quit working for Will and I am going to School now and have been going for two weeks. this is Monday evening and I am at school now and I cannot think of much to wright as I wrote to Sarah about all I no but I will wright more to you next time I hope you are still on the mend sarah told us that you was geting fat but she did not say any thing about hur self but we will guess at that so good by for this time  [margin] Albert Forder

                                                                                                            to William Forder

                                                                                                            Sarah A Forder

 

Dear brother I a gain pick up my pen to let you no we air all well and I hope these fiew lines comes to hand they may find you all weell I ant much to right I am tolerble sleepy Al told you who was sick I dont feel much like righting much to night I want you to ansur my leter that I riten and then I will right you grate long leter will I want you to quit righting me so much smut well I will come to a close so good by right soon

Julia A Hubbard                      Sarah A Forder

                                                                                                            Wm Forder

 

Dear Brother and Sister it is with grate Pleasur that I now set down to let you no that I am wel well Sarah I havent got much to rite only I must say that I am agoing to school now well Will I guess I must tel you about Julia she wee went a peas with margret and we saw Will Richardson and while she was gon Will Cauble come and went of and she is a about to get up about [scratched out] Will Forder     Sarah Forder

 

[margin] Emily P Hubbard

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