July th 5 1890
Anney
Dear frend [friend?] you will be
thinkn [thinking?] i [I?] am not goin
[going?] to ancer [answer?] your welcom
[welcome?] letter well i [I?] have been so
bissey [busy?] this [these?] last to [two?]
weeks i [I?] could not find time
We are all well at presant [present?]
thank god for all his goodns [goodness?]
towards us i [I?] hope you are
well i [I?] was sick aboute [about?] the
time Bella went to Ireland
there was for a week i [I?] could
not sit nor lie in bed but
i am better the heat has
been aful [awful?] it Cold now (sic)
i wood [would?] a [have?] licked [liked?]
Bella could a [have?] maid [made?] a coll
[call?] but i [I?] sepose [suppose?] that
time wood [wood?] not alow [allow?] her she
will have a good time of it
anney [Annie?] if you were down you
wood [would?]) get all the berrys [berries?] you
could pick i [I?] never seen
as maney [many?] and few to pick
them we are goin [going?] up to
Pontack [Pontiac?] after harvest
i [I?] think to get the childrens pictures
taken Mr Bell no better he
might not live long the [they?]
have a girl now [but?] on
hired man Mrs Jackson
is well ant [aunt?] Marey [Mary?] Estat
[estate?] is all settle [settled?] and there
[their?] money is all for them
in Whiteheads, so i [I?] don't
know wheth [whether?] there will (sic)
any more law or not
Dear anne i [I?] may let
you know that wile [Willie?]
came down on Saturd [Saturday?]
on some busins [business?] so
he told me that he
was goin [going?] up to see you
on Tusday [Tuesday?] as he is goin [going?]
a way [away?] on Wednst [Wednesday?]
moring [morning?]
he will go up on the
noon train
so i [I?] close with
love from us all
E. Megaw
