[Envelope]
[Green 3 cent stamp profile facing left]
[postmark of FAIRFIELD  TEX.  3-21-78]

Miss Sallie Robinson
   Due West P.O.
   Abbeville Co
   South Carolina

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                       Due West S.C.
					   Jan 27th 1879
Mr. J. P. Robinson
     My Dear Brother
	         I received
your letter last week but
did not have time to 
answer it immediately.
I received one from Sister
Lizzie the day afterwards
and could not decide
which to answer first so
I concluded to answer yours 
first as I received it first. 
I was sorrie to hear Sister
Fannie was so sick  hope 
she is better now.  Is Miss 
Laura at your house now?
Where is Mrs. McCrackein?

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I wish you would write
one more about the children
any thing they do or say.
   I received a letter from
Lawrence Saturday, he said
Uncle Fred said he did not 
know he had such kinfolks.
all the conection were well
pleased with our visit and
want us to go again be-
fore we go home.
    Aunt Jane Davis and 
Jincy both had a party at 
their house Christmas.
   Miss Katie Patton is
going to King Mountains
in two weeks to teach 
music.  I have not seen
Hattie Young in two weeks.
   The disengaged young
people had a social at
Mr. Lowry last Friday night,

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you know we are not 
disengaged so we had to 
stay at home.  Mr. J. C.
Holloway was married
on the 23 to one of Cousin
Brice Cousins.  they will 
be here tomorrow night.
   I had to reade in the
chapel before all the teachers
and chollars[scholars].  Friday, Miss 
Stevens said I did very 
well (I ought after practice
all week;  I had to cry 
at first because I could
not read to suit Miss S.
   Janie, Buddie and I
went to Cousin Ida
Saturday eveing, we had
a very nice time.  Cousin 
Ida gave me an onion 
which did one as much 
good as any presen[t] she

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or any one else could
give one.  I had not had
one since last summer.
  Mr. Kennedy is better
but not able to teach.
Emma Robinson is sick
today.  Fourteen boys are 
going to rent a house and 
keep Bachler[Bachelor] hall.  all of them 
are Euphemians.
  I have writ[t]en all all
the news I can think 
of  I will close.  give my 
love to all the family.
write soon.  your affectionate 
              Sister
			     Sallie