[Letter of 1878 July 2]

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 [The phrasing and spellings in the original letter have been left as is, without the use of [sic], in order to maintain the original flow of the message.]
  		Phila July 2 1878/

Dear Carry  I thout I would not/
 be formed as I want to hear fro/
m you whe are all well at/
 present Elle hand is geting along/
 prety well this morning the/
 Doctor taken the stiches out {of [crossed out]}/
 she was trying the preanoyestay/
 I stop her that was worse then/

                Do you know you owe me/
 a letter? E.S./

I had on expected call to go to the park you/
 see what has hapen. It is butiful at the/
 park I wish you were hear to in joy/
 a ride I am very mutch afraid that/
you will work your self down and/
 then that will benomore of you/
 whe are collect anuel feas I was sopris/
 to find that you and Elle ware on/
 the delintied list dou know any/

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Mrs. Harper and her dorter has arive/
 I see now change in marry sow far/
 as sige is cocern she is not goin back/
 she is goin to mrs lewis to learn the/
dressmaking, Mrs Duteurt is sick/
 has bin very ill she is mending slow/
ly completly rundown kidny and blad/
er afection, Marry Adger has bin verry ill/
 she is mutch better that quiet a sad/
 family harriet dingin anner hedt{lh [crossed out]}/
 the feaver and about the only one/
 that has recovered I should not be sepr/
ise to see her home I wish you wore/
 hear to help me get some new cloth/
 for my self I hav plenty old dids to/
 ware round home/

Yours afect Mother/

Letitia Sill/