FROM: Fanny Torpy Wood, (town indecipherable), Pa.
Dear Sisters & Mother
Editor’s note: “Sisters and Mother”, is broad. Of course there are the assorted Wood sisters and -in-laws. Does Fanny have any sisters? Mother could be Mary Elizabeth (Ganoung) Wood or Fanny’s mom, who is still alive in the area (Susan Artemisha),
I will take this opertunity to write you a few lines to let you know how we all get along We are well at the present We have all been unter the wether with Grip or the barks We all barked up one tree enyway The Children & the men that board here we(re) laid up but birt & I cept cralling I guess it was because we thought we ha to I thought we all would caugh ourselfs to deth enyway Now I want you to write how you all are I waited as long for you to answer my letter as I can If one of you cant write the one that can write & let us know how you all are Getting along enyway I will hafto close for this time hoping this will find you all well Write soon Oh I must tell you Bert bucherd our pig Christmas It was seven months old & it weight 200 hundred lbs I think that was qite Good Thare hant eny more news that would interrest you so Goodby for this time Love to all from Your Sister