Salem Ind        Washington Co           March the 16^th 1861

 

            And Sarih

Dear Jula I set Don this morning to drop you afiew lions to let you know that wee air well I hope when thes fiew lions coms to hand they will find you and Will Well Jul I must tel you that you told me alie I look for aleter til I got tired I thought you did not care anything for me so I will drop you a fiew lions to let you know that I hant forgot you I will tell you the bad nuse Jane tursy is ded she died the first saturday in this month she died very sudent I hav bin to A weding since you left Jo Zink and Kate Grean Jul you had beter come home for trinkal is goin to old peter Z a rit to John Mitchel We had our quilting and Chopin We had A prety nice time at nite / We was plaing pety boy and hear come Adam for maw and Will to go for the Doctor they hav A big boy Jul I must tell you I got to valentins and a drop letter they beat the Fuge I think if you had bin at home you would hav got som to you hav mist awl the good times I went to kansas to excersion We had anice time but the Worst of awl I got lost from my Baugh but he found me after some time I wont tell whoe it was some person had never went befor I went to [?]medora last friday was a wek an did not git home til Monday and when igot home they told me that I had to Baugh to come on Sunday night and I wish I had stad at home I could told wone of them to go to bead and not half tride Dock Wright has not been back he nose beter ther is beter looking foalks comes and he will hafto stand back /

 

Well Jul I will tell you alitl moar about the trinkel I went over to yore dads hous and gan jane R and Zurla went I went to Bidly spelling that nite I tell you the way jane and trinkel did they Comit Zurla and Clark and Wa you know that I was like a pore man at a frolic and the Dock took pity on me and come with me I think I hav rote fulish enuff know Jul I want you to write son and tell me how you air satisfide and how long you expect to stay and whether thar is any good looking Boys ther and how many Baus you hav had

 

so I will quit asking you to excuse my bad spelling and writing if you cant read this bring it over som eavning and stay til after super and I will read it for you /

 

Miss Jula A Hubbard

Misses Sariah forder

 

from Miss Margaret Mckinney

 

I say Write      Write   Write

as soo as this comes to hand

 

 

 

March the 31

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