[envelope with green three cent stamp]
Fairfield Texas
10/31/77
  
Miss Sallie Robinson
Due West
Abbeville 
South Carolina SC

[letter]

Fairfield Octr 31, 1877
Miss Sallie Robinson
Dear Sister
    I received your
letter yesterday and was glad to here [hear] 
from you  Cousin Johnie is to give
a quilting tomorrow he invited all
the kinfolks.  Mr Stewarts Mill was
burnt last night he lost about twent-
ty bales of cotton  he did not save any-
thing but one sack of corn  Tell Tom
Mary Powell says she miss him when
a rain day come  she told to write to
him and tell him to come home. Sister
I dont want you to fall in love with
any of the S.C. boys if you do they 
want you to walk seven miles to
marry them and you know that 
is against my religion when there
are a great number of yellow casan-

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ders in Texas.  Sister I want you
to pick me out a pretty sweethart
and tell her if she is willing to
change home in SC and seek a home in a new country 
just come to Texas.  Sister Jane has 
been quite unwell for the last week
We are all well at present.  Sister 
you must excuse bad writing for
my thumb is sore.  Write soon to 
your brother
    J L Robinson