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Dear lilley i now take this opurtunitey to write a few lines to you hoping this will find you all well again Mr hillerd got your letter on friday wee wear sorrey to hear sarah was sick but i hope she is well by this time her mother is uneasey a bout her but i hope she is well by this time Mr hillerds fameley are all well but Martin he came thear yesterday and is sick to day and Aunt Salley Barnnet is thear wee are all well pap and Albert went to meeting at your new meeting house this morning Mr Wright preach the house was full and a good maney out side little Deane and polley are in and John kole and 2 of the girls Robert lofton [?] is like he us to be your Ant Charlotte is sitting at meeting with Mrs [?] sister Stephen Butt is married to Jane Michel and Eddly Caub to Ellen Marton if you get your paper you will see how maney more the Demecrats had a grate barbecue at Salem yesterday and had a great time had severel fits and a drunkin time generley pap and the boyes went to salem on tusday to hear lane speake and Docter Reed spoke in the school house last saterday night Albert is at worke for william Caubl now the have hauld a good maney logs to the mill and got the lumber home wee are all glad to hear you are gitting on so well and got so maney kind friends wee all want to see you so bad poor litt Alb wants poor le to cum back Charlotte says she had non you would be so long / gon she would have gon with you she slowed a pin last Mondey and like to have ben choke she says she dont think lee has got aney cupberd yet you no she thinks more of the cupberd then aney thing els pap is greatley pleas to hear from you he wants to see the cuntrey bad i dont know wether he can wait till nex fall before he cums or not give our kind respecs to all your kind friends an our kind love to Sarah an your self your ever

efanite Mother Maria Forder

 

dear brother and sister i now take this preasant oppertunity to write to you for the first time hoping these few lines will find you all well a gain i was sory to hear that Sarah was sick but I hope she is well now Charlotte says she dont think that you have got a Cow but she says that if you will come back yo may have muley you know she thinks a gooddeal of a Cow pap says that he want yo to write and tell him all a bout how the litle muele and your fily got a long when you was a going out he says that you never said a word about them mother forgot to tell you that mr baker is dead he died the saturday of our meeting he was only sick four days

 

you needent laught at our scribling for it is as good as yours i think paper is scace out thare by the way you write i must now bring my leter to a close your ever affectinet sister Emiley E forder

            write soon

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