Dear Childern
I will write you A few lines to lett you no whair I am  I am at Mary Noltons today  I reseived your letter last Saturday  Glad to hear that you got thair alive  I thinke that you did well to be on the roade as long as you were  I moved my goods up hear A weeke ago last wensday  I sewed up to Mrs Shaws last weeke  She donte sit up yet  Got my stove set up  This is all  I suppose you have got your paper by this time  Shade sent you one extry  I think those pictures of babys very poor ones  Thay arnte finished good  You dident say hoo was to have them
I will send her pin after awhile  I cate get to it now  I would have wrote yo sooner  Luty saide she woude wright to you  Birte  Mr Barnes payed me that half dolar  I will send some things to baby with it  I wante to know whether your goods got thair all wright or not  Mrs Nolton sais kiss baby a dosen times for her and forty times for me  _____ Clarke baby is very sick with new monie  Did you get Fred thair or not  Daisey sings lots  Helen I wante you to write and lett me no how it looks thair and how you like it  Matie and Lew is over to Nashes  Thay ar makeing lots of maple sugar this year  I am going to help Mrs Nolton with her carpet rags tomorow and next day and she is going to help me straton my place up a little so that I can stay thair  Mate hasent moved down home yet  Aunt Saley picked up things enough to keep house with  Ed told her that she was snooping around as tho she was trying to steal something  I had a letter from Fany since Herb went home  He got home all right  How tired you and that poor little baby must have ben when you got thair and before  I havent wrote to Mate yet  Charley came up Sunday after you went away and the (got) the bedstid and some other things  Will was pleased with his overcoate  I cant think of enything more tonight  Wright as soone as you can and as often as you can
My love to you all from your

Direct to Mansfield