Dear Cousin I recieve your letter on the 26 of July which give me mutch sadsfaction to hear that you got home safe and fond your frends all well for we had lisened with grat ansiety to hear from you I have nothing mutch to write to you but we have had som sickness in our famley sens you wor her Thar is rite smarte sickness her at this time i was at Mr. Vinsens and vans sed you war thar and tha wor all well i do not no whether i can give you currect in formation or not a bout Cousin Pheby the man she maried was by the name of Bankes I hav heard he was ded and i dont dout hit she was livin at her Cosin Eligah Brow when she maried and still remaind in that County i no of no post office near than Camelsville in Green Co Ky I think that if you will direct your letter Green Co.Ky Camelsvill Post office Brother John lives in that sam co. the last a Cont (account?) i had of him my Fouther is living in marin (Marion) Co. Ky thou we dy rect our letters to Boil. Co. Ky Perryvill Post office the last a cont I hav tha was all wel father had had a very hard spel of sickness but had gotin over hit Brother Eli is ded and sister Poly also and Sister Margets husban. Tel your Father if that I hope he will com to this contry and if he dos tell him not to pas me I wold like to see him (Matthew) and Cousin Nancy both very mutch in ded Give them my best wishes and hope when thes lines com to hand that thay ma find you in better helth and the famly like wise Give cousin Olive and his famly my best respect and tel him tho it is ben a many a long days of ups and dons since i saw him i havenot forgot him and hope by som chance or other we see each other a gain and so conclude remaning your frend un tel Deth