84-07-28  Dearing     Lawrence County Ohio  July 28th 1884 to Mr. and Mrs. M. 
A. Cason    from James M and Lydia Dearing
                             
Dear Nephew and Niece   we received your welcome and kind letter last week and 
was glad and overjoyed to learn that you were all well and that your Mother 
and our Sister was yet alive.  we could hardly hope that She was Still living 
at Such an advanced age being 90 years old.  we are all well and hope this may 
find you all Enjoying the Same Heavenly blessing.  I was in West Virginia last 
week when this your letter came to hand and have Just returned home this 
Evening.  I found your Aunt Polly Riggs alive but very feeble.  Though She was 
better this morning when I left her.  Jarriot is in very good health.  he is 
82 years old.  I am in my 70th year and your Aunt Lydia is 65 years old and 
has not broken very much.  her hair is black as a raven with a sprinkle of 
grey and lays in beautiful waves over her head.
Polly Riggs has not a gray hair in her head please let your mother know that 
we are all alive and well.  Your Aunt Patsy lives in Flora Clay Co Illinois.  
our children are all alive and well as far as we know.  three of the boys 
lives on the farm with me and one lives in Ashland KY.  one of the girls live 
2 miles from Ironton Ohio one in Illinois and one in MO in the next letter I 
will give you their names and the number of our grand and great grand 
children.  please answer Soon.  we all send our love and best respects to all. 
 yours ever  James M Dearing and Lydia Dearing    to M. A. Cason and family