There are a few words that I have guessed at in this one so if anyone has a better guess let me know.
Sunday Afternoon
My dear Lillie,
Tonight I received by the last mail a package from you containing a very nice white apron for was birthday present from you for which I wish to thank you. The boys are much pleased with their brownie neckties and if they knew I was writing would have done the same thing thanks. Auntie went to Hyde Park yesterday morning for a weeks visit with Aunt Charlotte and I am staying at Jennie's one Sunday expect Elinor tomorrow morning. Jennie is very poorly but is I think feeling some better then a week ago. The boys expect to go to school tomorrow and that will be some relief. David did not go at all in the winter term but he but he went to church today for the first time in months.
Uncle Albert Sanderson is very poorly and if the weather had been suitable David would have driven me up there this afternoon. Received a nice shell comb from Albert for my birthday and Auntie and Jennie gave me a handsome lounge cover for the lounge upstairs and from the boys I had two plants a cornation pink and a heliatroper. We have been cleaning home and the girls went home and have the heaviest part of it done.
Aunt Helen went to Whately Thursday morning but will she think be back again about the first of May. She expects to go to Calapair before snow flies. Ned has just come in and sends love and many thanks. Old Ted is well and has a good apatite.
Had a letter from cousin Elinor last week. She left home Christmas day and got home the last of March. Did not hear from Evanston last week but at last accounts are all well. I hope that your cough is better before this time. I wish you could come here. Write often.
affectionately yours,
Sarah W. Reed
Here is the scanned copy if you want to try and pick out the other words.
I am not sure who the following people are:
- Aunt Charlotte
- Elinor
- Uncle Albert Sanderson
- Aunt Helen
- Old Ted-I expect Old Ted is an animal
- cousin Elinor
Family
- Joseph Sanders(1764-1829) married Elizabeth Hall(1765-1836)
- David Sanders(1791-1863) married Amy Wheeler(1793-1874)
- Lucy Sanders Sanderson(1821-1910)
- Sarah Wheeler Sanders(1823-1919) married Benjamin Franklin Reed(1819-UNKNOWN)
- Jane Caroline Reed(1846-1936) married David Joy Wright(1851-1908)
- Edward Nimes Wright(1884-1947) know as Ned
- David Sanders Wright(1887-1967) married Florence Edna Smith(1892-1937)
- Caroline Wright(1930-2016) married Robert Ervin Putnam(1927-2011)
- Me
- Lucy Amy Reed(1848-1918) married John Dresser Lawrence(1847-1907)
- Albert David Sanders(1852-1947) married Rebecca Clark Strong(1854-1935) referenced as R
- Albert David Sanders(1979-1949) married Edith May Richardson(1877-1963)
- Amy Sanders(1887-1937) married Murray Arnold Hines(1876-1969)
- Ruth Sanders(1891-1964) married George F Thomson(1892-1959)
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