1856

Feb the 22d

 

            Wal Gabe it has become my juty tue rite to you on a subjict that we have bin convarcen about for the last our. Who shal have an who shant have is on pinte neow I think I ort tue have him and Jane says she will have him and Carl ses she's bound and detarmend that shell out wit us bofe she think of nuthin else but qwarlen with jane an me that is too sa liz she shak shakes with the ager won day an quarls the nex shes had an agur ever sense she kum hom from your / house but that matters nuthin tue us for we think ef she dont git wel we'll stan abetter chanc tue win our pint we think we art too be a formin a matrimonial connexion hereabouts as were neow in the bloom ove youth Weve bin discusen token bout marring we think we think weel take our departer as sone as we can git sum body thats better than suger or lasses but were not in a hary bout it for we think it time anuff Wel I must come to a close for tis gitin late but you must rite as soon as you / receve this an let us now what you think a bout it that is our subjic now doe rite soon weve all spent a happy day together thats so             

 

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Liz     Carl and Jane

            Harding

 

Gabe Conarroe

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