July the 17, 1857 } martha hunter

Dear aunt an cosins all
Dear aunt I now take plesure in riting you a few
lines that you may no how we are all geting a long
miself an family are well an the connection as fere as
I now we hant had no rane here in most seven weekes
crops is very sorry except whete is very good I have nothing
inter esting to right to you you must excuse me fer not
riting no sooner I rote you too letters an hav never received
nary one from you yet I want you to right to me as soon
as you can right all a bout the connection an the country
mister talor ses he wont stay here ef he can sel his lan he
intens to go south or west i wan to no how lan can be had
an whether the county has impruved mutch or no aunt I
wish icould see you I hav six childre fore boys an to girls
hav bin maried eight year ever since the eighteenth of Jenurary
last my baby is ten days old today my eldest child wont
be eight years old til the third of december nex you may guess
whither I hav my hands full or not mi baby was bornd the 8
i want you to come tosee us mother has got to havin sweetharts
ithink ef you wold come out here we would hav some fun
unkle charles talley ses he is going west this fall
mi pen an paper is bad I must come to aclos roanoke ala

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