Letter 18850716

Pikeville, Ohio December 13, 1885

Dear Cousin Martha;

I seat myself to answer your kind and welcome letter that I received some time ago and was glad to hear from you. We are all well but Pa and Charlie. They have bad colds. I think them peaces you sent me is awful nice. Well Martha, I will tell you grandmas post office address. We all ways direct to uncle Ell when we rite. Send it to Mr. A. R. Elliot, Wellington, Kansas.

I am going to church to night. I wish you were here to go a long. They is singing at the school house to morrow night. Well Martha we have been riting to gether for five or six years and have never seen one an other. I wish you could come in. I would like to see you.

I will close by asking you to rite soon.
From Mellie Martin
To cousin Martha Maitlin
By by.