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December, 1858 from Mary Scott to Elizabeth Minor[1]

My Deare I recive
your letter an was glad to her from you
I hope these lines will find well as these
leave me & mother Elzibeth I am in Africa
an is well satfid this is the Country for the
Culore raice My deare I do wich I could see
your fasce again, o, Miss Elzibeth most evey
thing Grows in this Country oringes peach
wasnots most very thing. I did leave Careys
burg in dec 1858 to go to the fane. I did not
Beleave that it was somany thing heare in
this Country I have ben goin to Choole but
I have ben employed to wait on the amegrant
in the Resepticel My Choole teacher name, Miss
Julet Hazzit. I have lost my Deare Brother
he is dead he is dead he left a Good test
tamony behind he died happy. very happy indeed
when you write again please write me all the
Strange nose you did write A short letter to me
before please tell Mrs Sarah Loois I have
written her an never recive no anser. Give
my love to your Mother an Father. Give love to Maly
& Roday tell them tha must write to me Bety Walker
says tell Roday as she did not write me write before
please rite when the ship return.

Give my love to An Rachel tell her I off time
think of her I give my love to all the frieds
Mother send all love to you all Mary Jane
& Sarah send their love to Ant Rachel