North Kingsville Feb 23/ 77 Dear cosin maria I thought I wood drop you a few lines to you to let you know how we git a long the folks are all well that is living my mother is ded she died the 20 of this month 25 minets to eight in the evening She was taking with a fit nine weeks a go the doctar was call he sed that thay was nothing to doctar She gragul wore away to the last She long to dy to be out of her trubel uncle Wm Vanslyke was to the funel Ant Susan was not able to come we layed her beside of Father

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mother was 81 years old last Sept the Children were all hear execpt Harrision He lives in Michigan She has ben with me the last year She came in April & has not ben out door since she has ben poor all the time we kept a girl to take care of her she had the best of Care Uncle Wm Vanslyke has sold his farm & they live with Abran Mary Ann has moved down where we first lived when we come to Ohio are right across where Moses lived they have bought that lot of four acres her son or daughter lives with her no more at prezant wright soon love to all       Yours Truly D & D Van Slyke