August 10, 1856
Dear Sister,

I received your most kind and welcom letter and am in replie too you   well well I hav bin to sea Warner and stade too weeks with them and I saw aboyt twenty yong men while I stade   George all of the know nothings is sben here and I say huraugh for the democrats though I am nothing and it makes me mad too here such talk as that   Uncle Peater goodwin bet on the election and lost 600 [torn place]   You must tell me how the election [went] down there   So anuff of this [I have had] a letter from Michel Runion   [They have had] bad luck ther oldes child is ded and they named ther baby Marian Elizabeth   you all must go up there What fun we wod hav if we all can get too gether once more   tell Will he must go too and then I will stay with him   I think that I shall hafter com too a close for I am out of soap   we are all well and hope when these fiew lines coms too hand they will find you all in good health   you must excuse bad writing and speling   right soon

                                               good by from E B    Post too M A R P

                                                                                                                                                                         August 12, 1856
Well Well what do you think   I hav not sent my letter to the post ofees yet and I must say something else though I hav nothing too say   only I have got a new riding coat   it is blue   right as soon as you get this      good by E B Frost

we grew from early infancy
together side by side
together sat beneath the thorn
and roamed the meadows wide

too my sister M A R P