Washington Co Ind

Dear Brother                                                                           November the 3 1861

 

and sister it is with grate pleasur that I set down to answer your very kind leter that Wee received a friday I was not at home when they got the leter but come home yesterday Eavning I was at Washington Caubels last week they had a quilting last Wedns and they had the bigest dance that nite I ever was at I was at cosen ads a friday night and they sed that they would like to see you al I have not got much to rite at present you sed that your litle girl was so prety and I expect it is prety for it has got such a prety dady and mama Well I would like to see it so well but I dont expect I will see it until you come and if you come in next faul I will go home with you and stay a while I can tel you I would like to see my new brothern law the best kind and al the rest of you I have not seen his liknes yet it is at / Jimes Well Sarah I can tel you that I went to meeting last night and you cant guess hoo came home with me but I will not wait for you to guess I will tel you it was peter Zink it is agiting late and I am agoing to meetin to knight and I must quit writing Well Will you sed that you had got to leters from albert from kentuky and I will tel you that I have got to leters from kentucy but I will not tel you hoo they was from now Well Will tel Julia that when her and that Gent of hers rites to me I will rite to them I have riten to her three or fore times and she has not riten to me yet I must quit so good by I hope to remane your Ever afection sister un til death

 

            Emily Hubbard to William Forder

                                    and Sarah Forder

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