Dear Children

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 oI havent wrote to Mate yet Charley came up Sunday after you went away and the (got) 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