[Note - Letter is written on embossed stationary]

Fairfield
March 20th, 1878

Miss Sallie Robinson
Dear Sister

I received your letter 
yesterday but it had
been here several day[s]. I 
was away from home at 
the time.  Pa wrote to Cousin 
John but what was in it[,]
I do not know[.]  Pa told me that
he had wrote to him.

But dont you have any-
thing to do with that girl
and never speak to her[.] tell
her that things has past betw-
een you and her that will
[n]ever be straton [straight on?].  Cousin
[text missing] do you roung[wrong] in
[text missing] he said he would

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have all the School up a-
bout it and has not fare[far] 
as going before the faculty &
there is no harm in that
prove yourself clear of all
charges.  John has not got back
from Austin yet. I look for 
him tomorrow or next day
if nothing happens.  I lorst[lost] another
one of my horses last week that
is four this year I have lost
so it runs me short of plow
stock.  Mr. Pattison & Potts left here this
morning to go over the creek, and
I think Mr. Pattison is smitten down  
at uncle Jim's  he stays there all the time
when he is in town.  We had some 
nice meat bair[bear] yesterday very fine, and
we have fish twice a week and
I wish you all were here tomor-
row to get some fish I will ha[text missing]
fine one.  And May [text missing]
so much but [text missing]

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will get some of the bones in 
her throat.  May is in my lap
now and I cannot half write
for her gabering about Bettie & Sallie
Sister Jennie is in town this week
we all went to Mexia last week to
hear Blind Tom performance on the 
piano.  But did not have the children's
pictures taken as we did not have 
time but will have them taken
this spring and send you all some
of them: McCards? says he is done 
with Texas as he went to Hardin 
County he and with a piney woods
boy that let him into some of Texas?
????? ways.  My chickens in[is] not
doing well this spring from some caus[e] 
our garden is doing very well every-
thing looks fine.  I set out an orchar-
d this spring but has not done well
several of the trees has died
[text missing] the willows in the yards are so 
[text missing]  May has under them for her

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play house and stays under them
nearly all the time.
  How is Hattie Young is she going 
to College now or not tell her
that I wish she would send me
one of her pictures to see her 
when she is young as I
dont think I will ??? never see
Due West again.  To Miss Macie or 
Mollie either are married or Miss Katie
Patton I never here[hear]any one say any-
thing about them now.
   All well at presents
my love to all the Texas
girls & Buddie[?Bodie] 
write soon and let us know where
you think you will spend
vacation.

Your Brother
J. P. Robinson