Bedford Ind May the 28

 

                                                                                                John W Sanders

Dear uncal I send you afew lins to let you no that we are doing very well we are all tolably well mother and Elizabeth is living with us mother is not very stout now

 

uncal I have two of the smartist little boys you ever seen and avery good man my sister Margrett has to little children and is doing well I think you mite come out to see us all well now I will tell you and aunt some thing tho maby you have herd it / Aunt poly and andy pendlay took up to gether and he left his wife and poly had ababy by him when she took sick her and him did not send for eny body to come tho as it happend a doctor was passing and stoped and the baby was all rite and awell child and her or him killed it and thay buried it rite over her spring or alittle above it and when she got well she hierd aman to take it to the graveyard put it their slily and pheeby is nothing only a woods woman Amy and Nettie has left home and wont go home / even for sickness I am truly sory that Aunt poly and phebe has turnd out so bad but if you dont think all I write is so just write to Isaac Minick and Isaac Briges and thay will tell you all about it I havent seen uncal William for along time he lives at dover hill I want to go to see them this sumer when we get our work don we live one mild and ahalf from Bedford on a nice farm we have a nice gardin but crops wont be good times is harder her then thay ever was in the world I want to see you all / America Jane and

 

                        Martin H Anderson

 

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