Water Valley, Miss. Feb 23, 1872
Mrs. Emelee Sartain Dear Friend taking this
as an opportunity I thought I would rite you a few liens to enforme
you that I havent forgot you. I think you are mistaken about riting
the lonst [last] letter. I think I rote the last one, perhaps you
did not git it. I havent nothing Strange to rite you. We have had
a vary cold winter. We have had a heap of snow. We had snow for
9 days. We have had a frosty winter this time and it is cold yet
and no sine of eny peach blooms. I can Say that we are all [well]
this morning. I have had as good helth Sence I have bin hear as
I ever did in my life. I havent had a chill sence I bin hear nor
nun of the children, only Amanda. She had 3 or 4 Sorter Chillers.
Well I will tell you how much we made last year. We made plemty
of corn to do us and Some to Spair. We kild about 2300 lbs of pork.
Our hevest hog weighed 268 lbs and we made $754.62 cents worth of
Cotton and sold 40 Bushels of feeding Seed at 25 cents pur Bushel.
We sold fify three dollars worth of water melones and we have Sold
12 dollars woth of Eggs Sence mew years day. If you can beet that
and Stay thar Just Stay. I am glad that your Church is improving.
I havent put my letter in no Church yet. Tell Martha that I will
Bring hur Some quilts Squares whend I come. Tell hur to be a good
girl. Rit to me who Thom Bray was. I don’t remember him. Give
my best love and respected to Aunte Annie. Tell her I wante to See
them vary bad. Tell John and Perlee to except my best wishes. Tell
them I wante to See them vary bad. I will Send you and Martha some
Candee as a Christmas gift. Yours is No One To Love. Martha’s
is Ask My Mother. I want to tell you about Alford and Amanda
to rite and if tha donte rite I wante you to rite to me what is
the reson. I haven’t heard a word from them Sence las December.
I will now clos hoping that these liens will find you all well.
Rite as Soon as you git this letter. I still remain yous until Death
Martha A. Sartain
