William F. Campbell & Melinda Myers Campbell
Parents of Amanda Almeadia Campbell who married Joseph Holton Younger, Jr.
I have attempted to transcribe the letter as closely as I can to how it's actually written. I have underlined misspelled words and filled in where the paper is torn by noting with brackets. I have added punctuation for ease of reading.
| August 12, 1888 Dear Sister [and] brother. i take pleas[ure] to drop you a few lines to let you know that we are all well at this time. hopeing to find you all the same. We got your letter and was glad to hear from you We was so sorry to hear that the babie was dead. We have not been working in the cotton mills in two weeks past but we have gone to worklast week. the mills was stopped putting in new machinery. the mills is now alighted with electrict lights. |
| Ann has been down to Buriller['s]. thay sent for her to come and stay with them a while and she went and stayed about three months and went up to fater and stayed all night one night. She said tell you she would have come to see you all but it was so far she could not get there. She left them all well. Sarah has got another fine son if nothing happens Sarah and Burier [may] come up to Newton in September and Ma says she is going home with them and coming to see you all. no more news at this time so i must close. write soon Sinie Campbell |
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