Rose Bud white county Ark November 24 1868
Nancy H Holleman to Thomas Carpenter
Dear Cusin i take my pen in hand to
drope you a few lines to let you know that
we are all well at this time and i hope
that when thes few liens comes to hand
they may fined you all well and doing
well and enjoying the best of health i
nothing to rite that would interest you
i exspect that you have herd of farthers
death be fore now sister Isabell rote uncle
Soloman a letter since farther died and i
have also answerd Cusin Marys leter and
have not receive eney answer yet frem
none of you there farther said for us all
to stay to gether as long as tow of us stays
single he said he was not afraid to die
i believe that he is beter off i believe
that his soul is with god to rest for
ever more i will say nothing more about
that corn is worth 50 centes a bushel wheat is
worth 2 dollars per bushel eggs 25 centes a dosen
butter 30 centes per pound apples 50 centes to one
dollar per bushel pork 8 centes [?] i would
like to see you all and talk with
you all i can tel you more then i
can rite so i will close rite soon and
then i will rite agin to Cusin Thomas Carpenter
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Dear aunt an uncle i take my pen in hand
rite you a few lines to let you now that
we are all well at this time and i hope
when thes few liens comes to hand they may
fined you all well and engoying the best of
health rite to me how meney of your children is
living yet and how meney of them is dead
i hardly now whitch ones of them to rite
tow for i dont now whitch ones is living aunt
Polley i wold like to see you i can tell you
a heape i remain your neace untill death rite
to me as soon as you get this Cusin Richard
and Cusin Mary i have riten to you
bouth and hante got eney anwer yet i would
like to see you boath i can tell you all about
the girles and Boys boath of you rite to me
and fail not and then i will rite again i
thout i would rite to you all again and if
i get no answer from this i Shall think had as
well to quit Cusin Betsey i wold be glad see
you all and talk with you i can tell
you more about this Country then i can rite
i have saw a great ell of trobble since i
saw you i have to rite eney more this time Cusin
rite soon Cusin Betsey so i will Close uncl
Soloman i wod like to see you all come
out here rite as soon as you git this Nancy
H Halleman to Soloman Carpeter

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Rose Bud white county Ark November 24
i have no ennelop at this time to send this in
Sister Sarah J Cotton will pleas hand it 1868
to you