81-12-17 Dec 17th 1881 Bucklin MO from B. W. Damerell to E Damrell
                          
Dear Granma             Your note was received last eavening and was glad to 
hear from you once more and to recd a Letter that you wrote your self.  I am 
glad to hear that you are so stout yet.  Wiliam B and his little family styed 
hear last Night.  Was glad to see them once more.  they never stayed but one 
night I never got to talk half as much as I wanted to to them. they might have 
stayed till Christmas if they would with us.  I never tuck anotion to write 
till they started back to Marian Loves.  I put in all the time talking to them 
and thought I would answer soon.  Purhapse in a few days so I changed my 
notion and write to day.  I heard from George Nagel yesterday.  they was all 
well as common.  Lizzie and Mary and families are well as common.  Runa and I 
are still running the farm yet.  Henra Hunt Abba boy is coming to work with me 
in the spring.  he is next to the oldest one.  he is almost a man.  Norma is 
down to Abba going to school.  she is comeing home Christmas.  she has been 
gone 4 months Christmas.  Elle Mase is down on a visit now.  she talks of 
staying all winter down hear John is at Milan he just makes a live and that is 
all I guess there isn't any use for to grieve a bout that match as I know of  
 Ellen new him before hand.  Charley is at Kirksville.  Lizzie and I wrote to 
him and told him to order a set of toom stones for Pas grave not long go and 
we would make up the money for them.  I told him to get a twenty Five Dollar 
set.  he has not wrote yet what he done.  you wanted to know Cyntha and Bens 
Post Office.  I told Will B. and he can tell you all about it.  he red a 
letter from one of Bens Boys Henra and I will try and come and see you all 
next spring if we live that long.   I am a poor scribe but maby you can make 
it out.  I will try and do better next time as I am in a hury to take it down 
to William this Eavning.  we are haveing a Mild Winter so far.  I am no much 
of a composer you can see by this lette so I will close  write again when you 
feel like it.  as ever your granson   B (or maybe a different initial) W. 
Damerell