Dear Childern
I will try and answer your wellcome letter that I resieverd last friday night   Was glad to hear from you and to hear that you was coming back hear

helen

Helen Augusta (WOOD) STAGE, Bert's wife, my great-grandmother.

   When are you coming   Will you go on your place or come and stay with me this winter   That is if I have eny place to stay   I am not staying to

Mrs KNOLTONs now

KNOWLTON

   My goods ar thair yett   I can gett the RIPLEY house at Lambs Creek   What do you think about it   I have tryed to gett a house to Mansfield but donte yet   Rent is so hight hear   I am at Mrs. RUNDLEs now   Mrs. KNOLTON wente out to lives and brought the baby back with her and he was so noisy i wonte stay thair and she makes more than he does   She wantes me to board with her all the time or pay more rent   My bord rent and washing come to three dolars a week   It was the money she is after   She dont wante me to do my washing   If I cant have the priveledg of doing that when I feeal like it I can go some whair els   I shante leave my goods thair eny longer than this month eny hough   I wante you to write as soone as you can and lett me no when you intend to moove   I think I will gett a hole house insted off mooveing in with someone so if you wante to stay with me this winter you can if I live to town  

Edy will stay with me and go to school

Who is Edy? Three mentions in this letter and staying with M.E. Wood long-term.

   I think I shal go

up to herbs

Herbert M. (WOOD), Helen's brother.
"Up to"? Do we know where Herb lives?

this week if nothing hapens   Edy and I went to Mrs DARLINGs   Of corse you no that for she wrote you while we was thair   I wente to Tioga last week and made Em RUNDLE a visit but I donte take eny comfort   my head goes so disey all the time sometimes worse than others   I am getting fleshier than I was   I have been down to Matee RIPLEYs and stayed most a week  

Freene DYKES wif is going to have another baby

Seems like Dyke family births in the second half of 1893 ought to be something we can find.

   I dont no what to do   I wish you ould tell me  

Mate

Mary A. "Mate" WOOD, Helen's sister.

and Ade wantes me to move down thair awful bad   I donte no as I can think of eny mor to write now   I presume I shal think of something after this is gone   Donte bring your stove   It is so hevy   I think I will go to the borough after awhile if I donte gett a chance to send it before   Goodby   Love to you all from your Mother

This is a pice of Edys dress   15 scents per yard   Mrs RUNDLE just came in and gave me this pansy and said send it to Helen