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Dear Elisa Please to right [write?] to me
As soon as you read this it will
renew my health to hear from
yous[you?] My recepets [respects?] to yous [you?]
all in the kindness [kindest?] manner hoping
to be excused for my bad righting[writing?]
My hand trembles when I right [write?]
No more at present [present?] but remain
Your loving mother to Death
Matilda Ferguson good
by and God bless one and all
of yous [you ?] right [write?] soon do not fail
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Give me a good peace [piece?] of news
I want to know if your grandmother
is still alive or how she is and
allso [also?] your uncle Sam Park
and your aunt Mary Ann
And your cousin Willey[Willie?]is
Is doing I suppose [suppose?] he is maried [married?]
By this time tell your aunt to
Right [write ?] me a long leter [letter?] I think it to[too?] bad
That no one would right [write?] to me I
Rote [wrote?] to [two?] letters[letters?] to your aunt and got no
Answer I send my love to them all in
Kindness [kindest?] manner good
by Matilda
