ADDRESSED TO:    Mr. A.J. Stage, Lambs Creek, Tioga Co., Pa.

FROM:    John A. Stage, Mount Sterling, Ohio

Mt. Sterling    Oct 31    1891

Dear Son and Daughter    i Will Anser your letter toDay as i are Agoing to Sterling and Send you one of Mas¹ picturs and i Want you to Write and let Me no Wether you get it or not.  i Was glad to hear you Was all Well.  Whe ar tolable Well at present.  ida² has Bin Sick and So have i.  i havent Done eny Work Sense Charly³ left Hear.  Whell helen i Want to No Wether you think of evr Coming Back hear or not.  if i Thought you Would I Would Set you out Som peach treas.  hoW Did father⁴ lik his pictor.  No mor.  anser Sun.  Give My love to all.  From John A. Stage to A.J. an helen Stage.

Notes from the peanut gallery:

1) Mary (Knapp) Stage.

2) Ida Mae Stage.

3) It's Charles Stage, the question is: is it Charles E. Stage (John's brother) or some other Charly Stage?

4) Isaac Stage.