Dear Childern
I will try and write you a fiew lines to lett you no that I received your letter monday noon. was sory to hear Nelley is sick. you must be carful and not lett them ketch cold. you mussent strip ther clothes of and wash them when thay ar broke out. you have go to be very carful hellen. I donte wante you to wait untill next month and then come on the Case. I donte think it woode be safe for you to if nelley getts along as well as tessey did it wonte herte her to come in a sleigh. put lots of straw and hay in the botom and bundle them well and sett them in the botom and cover them up good. that is if it keeps good sleighing to weeks longer. if you come fetch one of your old quilts and all the rags you can. you musent do your washing eny more than you hafto. you can fetch them and we can gett someone to do it. I just got my pension paper today. havent got the money on it yet. if i had wouldent like to send it in a letter. if you come fetch the red dresses back and I can make them. I have bot both off my dresses done. if Nelley is very sick lett us no and mate or myself will come down thair. she wrote to me and said that if the Children was very sick and you needed her she would come and help take care of them. I couldent do enything if i was thair. my head has ben awful bad for a few days. Mate wantes us to write and lett her no how thay ar. Write as soon as you can and as often as you can. wish Tessie and Nelley had one of grandmas nise biskits for thair super. cant think of eny more now. love to you all. hope to hear you ar all better.