March the 15 1861

Dear friend after my respets
To you and the family I must
Tell you a little about thye
Neighbours. Brother strickins
Family was well last week,
Brother Holland family was
Well yesterday I went ther with
Mr Kennedy to see Mary Elen
Maried to Rubin Gour
your Brother and sister never
New any thing about it untill
Last Sabath. So they never
Invited any one at all, the
Groum brought 8 with him
Almire Ezell and Betscey, his wife
Pheby gour, and Major Gour and
Owen tucker . Bengamin Ezel
Thomas thornton and mr
Kennedy and my self wer
The crouwd I woud like
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to hear from you very
Much Rebecka Riven
Bark was well the last [??]
Excuse all if you pleas
your friend
M. D. Kennedy