(seq. 19)

Albany 12 Mo 21. 1837

Received 12/30

Respected
Daughers

I left home home yesterday
morning -- your Mother has [?]
very bad--never saw her worse
than she was first day night--Old
folks pretty smart--have just
rcd letter from Danl R but none
from you lately - he is intending
to come home soon - no news
from Almira - Suppose the sleighing
in that country not good enough
Just rcd letter from your Grand Father
Anthony - together with one of his
or Cousin Mary's eighty pound cheese
too as a Christmas token for his
three children -- Russel Carter
now rides around among the neighbours
Sally Burdick thought to be rather
improving -- Says [?] word --

In haste --

Daniel Anthony

Sickness --
think to return home this day--