Mansfield, March 5th 1865
Dear Cousin
		   I received a letter from
you some time since, and I assure
you was very much pleased to hear
from you.  I had begun think that
my letter had never reached its destination.
	I knew that you had been in the 
army but did not know that your
time had expired.  I think you were
very fortunate to reach home safely
from the war  there are but few but
that are wounded or have more or less sickness
while they are out.  We are having splendid

war news now.  We think Grant and Sherman
are talking the right kind of peace, and
will be the most successfull.  We think
here the war will not last many months
longer.  Capt [Crone?] (Elecius Brother) is at
home now on 20 days furlough.  he is in
the 21st regt his health is good and has been
ever since he has been in the army his term 
of three years expires next September and 
then he enters College.  Mr Irene is dead
he died about one year ago he is missed
very much.  Uncle Tom Shors and
Aunt Orvilla are dead they died last
Spring Uncle Tom died on Sunday and
Aunt died the next Tuesday.  They had
been failing for some time and at last
died of old age.  [Shedmon?] (used to live
in Fell river) he has come home to live,
carries on the butchering business.  [illegible in original]
lives up stairs first where she did when 
you was here.  Mother says she believes
		     last
that I wrote in my ^ letter about their

deaths but I think I did not.  Cousin
Rolindo you remember him he enlisted
in the 1st Re I Cavalry and served nearly
two years when he was taken prisoner.
and he died in Libby prison probly
starved to death.  They feel his death very 
much.  [Orro?] is in a [bank?] in Prov the
rest are at home, and are well.  Uncle E I
folks are well Elmer and Mary are married
Elmer has three children they live in the
city.  Uncle E I was here this winder he
was well grows old some Byron was
married last summer.  Uncle [Eleasers?]
family are well he has built him a 
very nice house, which he occupys and
rents one basement Clara and her husband
live where they did when you were here.
	I wish you would send me your
				        and the rest of the family
photograph also your Fathers and Mothers
we have Aunt Abbys and Aunt Philis
and I should think very much of 
Aunt Mary’s and husband I shall

trust to you to see that they are sent.
Mother is going to have some taken in
the spring and then I will send you
one of hers also the rest of the family
when we have them then.  Father has
been confined to the house nearly all
winter with a sore hand.  he bruised it
and then caught cold in it and hes 
had a serious time with it it is healing
now and we are in hopes that it will
soon be well.  Marshall has grown
very much since you were here he is
as large as his Father now.  and is boss
on the farm.  Father has not been able
to decry much this winter on account of
his hand.  Clara has been sick for the 
past two weeks but is better now she has
had a severe cold and some fever.  Winnie is
well he can talk quite plain now Eleaser
is well is busy at work on the farm as
usual.  I received a letter from Aunt Abby
not long since she talks of coming down.
I wish that your Father and Mother could
come when she does.  I hope that you
will try to have them come and make us
a visit they ought to come next summer
before they get to be any older if they 
wait they will think they cannot come at
all I think it seems too bad for people
to go off from

[written sideways across the first page of the letter]

their native land and never visit it again, and I think they would
enjoy a visit here very much we would
like to see you and the rest of the cousins
you tell Henry that he must not get
married until he comes & [enter?] or if he 
does he must come here on his wedding
tour, and you can [illegible in original] the scene to
yourself.  I think some of the Cousins
ought to come East and settle down.
   I would like very much to visit you
         but do not know as I ever shall
	you live so far from us.
	give our kind respects to
	your Father and Mother and all
 	of the cousins.  please write
	me soon and remember the
	photographs.  tell Henry he
	must send his and write me a 
	letter.  you did not write me 
	your Address but Aunt Abby
	wrote me Henrys and I suppose
	yours is the same
		From your Cousin -
				Emma