June the 6 A.D. 1886
Saline Co. MO.
To C.D. and J.A Jacobs
From G.W. and J. Baley
Dear Children one and all. This day I meat with the pleasure of answering your verry unexpected letter. We was alful glad to hear from you all but sorro to hear of the deth of your sister and brother. But we was glad to hear you all was yet alive and well. We are all well as can be expected . Pap and I are very frail. Billa, Eliza and Angeline, that is Eliza dauter is well. Hope this ma fiend all well. Juliann You never said whitch one of the Boys was ded nor when him nor Elizabeth died. We want you to tel us when tha died. It is a grate greaf to us all. Tel us why Liza left hur farmin Pendleton. Did she marri Again
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How many Children did she leave and whare ar tha? Let us hear from all and ho Jake married. Is Charleys mother Aliving yet?? and Gilligan Wash and Betsa and Mary Hastings. Tel us all the news. charley what Jula cant think of you think of as we cant speak face to face let us talk by pen and paper. It is a grate pleasure to hear from you but a grate deal more to see you all. Gave all our love to all of your children. I can look back and see all of you that I ever seen as you was when I saw you last. You dont have no idea how glad we would be to se you all. Tel me your childrens age and names. We hant recevd A letter from you sens the year of 80. Jake rote to Ann in 81. John sent..
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That is the last word we ever got from any of you. I cant tel you any thing of John and Ann. I rote to them in April - hant got any answer yet. As for poor Ben we no nothing about him and Tilda. Ben was so troubled with fitts that his mind was nearly gon. He cant rite his one name. Tha was in very lo circumstance. They have 2 boys a living as far as I no. Two girls ded. tha oldest and youngest Mazzana and Arradell Mazzana livs in Davis Co., Gallatin P.O. Tha have 5 children a livin, 1 ded - 4 boys and one girl year old last march. She is a grate pet. As for Margaret, she left three children. Tha ar all ded but the oldest Marietta. And the last Acount we had of hur she
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was in Dacota if she is A living. Hur father is married Again and livs in Prinsen, MO. Eliza is a Widow and livs with us. She has one child. Angeline Elliot will be nine years old the 23rd of this month is A goin to school, learns fast, can read and rite and as hansom as a pink, has hazle eys, fare skin, black curley hair and smart in Maners and work - can drive the team any place hawl anything for hur uncle W.M. She is a grate pet. She goes 2 miles and a half to get to school ever day. She says she is a goin to lern and be A school Miss. Here is some verses she sends to your youngest daughter. Bud livs eight miles off. He maried Rebeckey Jackson. Tha have two children, Luca Oleva and Floid Tilmon. The older one is ded. Jessa Cornelus tha boy was born the 1 day of last May.
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