Dear Brother and Sister I now take my pen in hand to let you all know that we are all well at Present and hoping when thise fiew lines come to hand they may find you all well and a getting Fat We Red a letter of Emilys to day she wrote it to Neutton Michell I think. I didnt git to see the name I guess that is not it was I dident get to know

                                                                                                W. S. Hubbard

 

March the 24^th 1861

Dear cousin I take my pen in hand to write you a few lines to let you know that I am well at present and hope when these few lines comes to they may find you all well and doing well I have not much to write but I will try to write a few lines. I supose you will hear by this letter that gran pap is gon to a better world than this. I am working for andrew Cauble and expect to work for mim him 3 months I saw Will Cauble a few Days a go and he looked as fierced as a basket of Chips we are going to have a Candy party at andrew Caubles in a few Days and I wish you was here to go to it. Scott Sayd Something about reading a letter that Emily wrote / to Newting Mitchel albert snatched it and we run up in Forders hog lot and red it and I tell you it was some punkings the loveings letter that ever I saw it was worse than that one you read of mine. it is geting late and I must go to bed. I would like to see you the best kind give my best restpets to will and Sarah and tell them that I would like to see them the best kind tell them that they promesed to write to me and when they write I will answer So I will stop writing and write more next time please answer these few lines soon

 

            I still remain your well wishing

            cousin. I have got something good to

            write to you but Emily and Jane is

            here and I am a fraid they will see

            what I write dont for get to write soon

 

                                                            William. M. Hubbard to

            Julia A Hubbard

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