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Post Card dated March 29, 1880 Indiana to 
Mr. Christ Armstrong, Grasshoper Falls, Jefferson Co., Kansas
Dear Brother
The news are very solom for me and will be for you. Your sister is dead she
dide the 26, was buried on sunday. She cald for you very oftin, she died very
hapy, she died a smiling and had a very large funeral. Was buried very well.
She has one litell girl. Right too me soone I am to full to right at this
time. My hart is sore, please rite.
                   V. A. Flin 
Direct in care of R. E. Flin

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Wabash City, State of Ind.
August the 10/1883

Dear Brother

	We have riten to you and got no answer dident no that you had moved until
last month. John West was at our house and gave us a leter that he had got
from you so that was the first time that we new whare to find you. So we will
try to inform you of the past. When you was at our house we ware all that was
in this part was with us but things have changed. The strong hand of death
has come and taken one of our beloved from our midets, a fond mother and a
kind sister, your sister Amandy she died on the 26 of March three years ago.
We rote to you to lit you no but could get no answer from you. She left a
litell girl. Her name is Ada, she is very smart litell girl. John is still
single, we new of the deth of your wife but dident no that you ware marid
until we red your liter to John. John is as fat and dirty as ever. 
	We here from the boys. We got a liter from Irvan today he is well. Harmon is
with Mary a keeping old bach while Mary and her man is traveling
for there helth. We dont no any thing about Allen the last we now of him he
was in Origon and had started back to Indiana but has never got here, it has
bin nerly three years since we hurd from him.
	Christ right too us and tell us all about youre family and how meny children
and there names and if you are a living a plesant life. How meny children
have you by youre first wife and how meny by youre present lady in fact give
me all the news. I will close by telling you my childrens names. The oldest
too are girls. The oldest is Emma Jane and the other is Mary Ida and the boy
is Hary. He is the baby he seven and half years old. We still remain yourse
as ever.

    R. E. & V. A. Flin and family to our Brother Christ and family right
soone. 

Ronda Redden,        
RondaRed@AOL.com