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little William is A sweet little boy every body that
sees him loves him he is A very affectionate child
he is the prettys little boy in Hopkins county he can
play his marbles cut with his axe and ride his [?]
horse when he wants to his [pas?] very often speaks
of conveying him to that country next fall when
he comes Sister Sarah I want you this year to save
mee all the pretty flower Seeds you can get
of good peach and damson cherry Seeds all the
good fruit Seeds you can get get mee some box
wood and Send mee if you can and take up
some tulips roots send mee if you send mee any
flower seeds mark the names on them send them
next fall I have bin requested to write to you
Send them and I want some for myself you
must write to mee if you have any idea of
marrying at this time give my respects to
mrs bradly and elisabeth tell elisabeth She
must send mee word how manny beaus She
has and who they are and if she is [next?]
married Sister Sarah I wis you could see
some of the fashions of bed quilts here they
are butiful people tak more paines making
them here than they do there I want you to
send mee the fashions of dresses and bonetts and
every thing in our next letter wee heard Joel
A Motly had killed one of his own negoes and
was gone of I want you to write all about it
in your next letter and every thing about
every body there who is married and who is
dead and all the knews of every thing
people have bin healthye here since wee
have bin here than they were their I like
our relation very well here Mr Wilkes son
and family is [comeing?] next fall they say
in their letter I wish I could hear you all
were to Cinthy says tell [Jerrey?] and