Letter 47 — November 16, 1874

I seat myself to let you know that we are both well hoping when these few lines reach you that they may find you the same. You must excuse us again for not writing sooner. I have been busy husking corn, I have about two hundred bushel husked and 174 shocks yet to husk. You asked us about Annie McBride, she was married last Thursday and Will Nicklin and Hattie Miller are married. Nan is not married yet, I don't know wether it will be miller are married, it is first one then the other. Lide Wallace is at Bakers yet. Lide Beards are well, we was over there last Sunday. Jerry come to Cincinnati a Saturday night with hogs. You must come up and see us as soon as you can. Well it is about bed time, I will let Ellie finish tomorrow. So good bye, write soon.

*From Ellie:*

Kind Mother:

Well as I have not mutch to write. I must tell you we are catching hawks, Lon set the trap and while he was husking corn, the gentleman got in so I killed him. It killed two chickens yesterday. For as it is real frosty here this morning I have been making soap and had real good luck. You must excuse us for not writing sooner, we have been so busy now, Lon is husking corn and I help haul in. I must tell you Fannie is going to have a baby. I believe that is all. I wish you could come up this fall. Write soon,