Rome January the 3rd 1858
                                                                                Mr leander Crumly & famly

D son and daughter & grand children

I (s)et me down this Sunday Evening to write you a fue lines to let you no that I am well But your mother is veary unwel hoping these lines ma find you all well your mother is so bad off that I havt worked any in two monthes and I am going to move to Morgans & Bens that some of his children ma see the last of her I dont expect to do any more worke while she lives onely tend a garden and fach and wate on her Watters has moved in tetee vally about 12 miles from hear and your mother wonte to be close to som of her children and Morgans is the niest I will go thear while your mother lives but hit is onely to satisfy your mother but I dont like hit as well as I do hear but I am going to pleas your mother as long as she lives and wate on her her life time which cant be long but iff she dose she wil have to suffor a grte deal your mother wants you to come and see her iff you can but iff you can you must come to gorden
So no more But Remains your father and mother tel Death

                                                                                                  H. M. Crumly

Leander F Crumly
and family