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Author: “Sister” Mary Jane [Jane Thomas]
Title: Letter to George S. Thomas and Sister Julia
Date: 02 May 1878
Curator: Christine Fisher
Note:
May the 2, 1878
Dear brother George S. Thomas and Sister Julia:
i sit my self down to write you a few lines to let you know we have not quite forgotten yo we are as well as common and hope this letter will find yo the same. Brother George we did have such a good visit when yo was out here that we will never for get. we think of yo and talk of yo often time went off so fast and after yo was gone i could think of lots of things i wanted to say i wish i could see yo often yo are gone and all the rest of the boys and no one for me to see of my folks i have not even Laura since yo went away but i no i have been good to them and i do not care. They say Laura has traded for that house and 5 acres of land on the hill where Irwin was plastering when yo was out and the people says she has been cheated ? gave or is to give $9 hundred dollars to boot. Irwin has gone to work by the month for Leroy Smith the last i heard Laura was sick with hart complain. If she has not written to yo about there trade yo say nothing that I have written for it is nothing to me I do not want any thing to say about her business, but she has got a very large house and i want yo to no all that is a going on in and about town. Well George i will say we are not a keeping a dairy. Ashur has sold and traded all the cows but three to old ones and one 4 year old that i claim. Asher has got 10 yearlings and they are very nice yo saw some of them. he has got in all 14 head and 4 young calves and one ? cow that i did not count. We have had a very nice winter. Not but very little snow and spring has come of very fine the farmers are a doing spring work and are one month ahead of other springs we have a great deal rain so far it is a warm growing time things looks as forward now as in some seasons in time i do not no what to think Old Thomas Parker is married he is 74 years old what do yo think of that Brother George. I have not heard any news worth mention. Very lately only Mary Bell has had a shock of palsy we are going down to see what the mater is and what was the cause as we have not heard the particulars i hope Julia is better. Nellie wrote she was complaining this spring we have not heard from the boys down to the Gildom [?] in some time.
Well Julia yo must come and see me some time. It will do yo good in August i am going down to see Ham and James Edwin if nothing happens i do want to see Ham so bad and all the rest. Tell Nellie i received her very kind letter and will answer the same some day. She must not wait for me. George send me your receipt for that liniment and don’t fail it may be good for my head i can hardly write there is such a noise in my head and i am quite deaf. George your specks I can see very well but yo must excuse this letter but i must write to yo as i can give my best respects to Mrs. Bender and her family and all my uncles and aunts and cousin. Well i must close good by George and Julia. My love to all the children give my respects to Scott if at home. Charles and all the little ones did my baby like the quilt i sent it. Kiss the babe Nellie for Jane and Frankee. Asher B sends his respects to Julia and yourself George. says he had such a good visit with yo. from sister Mary Jane. Write soon. Good by..