Notes:
Letter from Elizabeth Edwards to Leah Klinefelter
Typed as written, no year is written
Envelope has Albion on it (city in Noble County Indiana)
Because she writes of Mr. Klinefelter being sick, (he died in 1871) I believe the letter was written before 1871.
I found a Christian Foster married to an Elizabeth Edwards early 1800s in Ohio
(This possibly would be the folks the letter refers to)
faller means father?
I can't make out names too well
Names:
Mr. Mickl?  Eley Mickl
Aunt Bek walters
Ruth
Uncle coks?
Aunt Betsy EDWARDS
Christian Fosters folks
Uncle Cris (Fosters)
Mr. Rice
William Gidner??
Paw (pa)























Indana Noble Co Jefersan to March the 4

Dear friend tis with the greatest pleasure that I take my pen in hand to inform you
 that we are all well at present wee have just got over the ager and more I received 
your letter and more that I thought that I was there amost I was sory to here that
 Mr. Klinfelter had bin sick so long and was not well yet tis hard in deed I have
 expierenced that since I have bin out her in the back woods tho we have plenty of 
every thing ecept religion is very scarce in this part of  the world ther has bin 
a great deal of meeting all winter but they don't Seam to do much good Some have 
the preaching dos not seam to have any afect on the folks they do not have as good 
meeting as they joust have in aline they first time tat I went to meeting after 
wee came out here I sed I would not go to meeting any more but I have bin losts a 
times since and now I am getting yous to them some of them preach free salvation 
and after preaching they will call they members up in one corner and sing and prey 
to and far them selves and that is free salvation thn I will give up beat that is
 the methodice that do that the babtice and the lutherns and methodice is all that 
clases that there is here
Mr Mickl   Eleys faller have bin sick lots this fall and winter Miss Eley is very 
sick at this time she has had to sinking chills and they thant tha
She wood have a nother one to day I have not herd whether she had one or not Aunt
 Beck walters is sick they say I for my part have not never bin to sea hur yet hur
 and ruth comes to seame afterher thatn they are execptable and you better think 
they ar as god as py to mee
Uncle ???ks faller ar all well at present and aunt betsy Edwards respects and well
 wishes to you and uncle Christian Fosters folks ar well and uncle Cris is as rich 
as a Jew he has got so rich that he has far suck his religious duties and slid clear
 back in to the wide world he drinks and swares and and cuts a big swell you better
 think  We have lots of snow here this winter there has bin about too months sleighing
 but the snow is going very fast to day and I am not sory far any part far our potatoes 
and turnips and beats wasburied a god peace from the house and it was not so much fun 
to get them to use/ in the snow wee are getting along lots better than wee was in ohio 
wee have a most three hundred achers of land and that all paid far and thare is twenty 
achers cleard where we live and paw has 8 hed of catle and to hed of horses and fifteen
 hed of hogs and wee killed six nice fat hogs besides and last fall I bought to nice 
heifers that will come in this spring and I bought ttnr geas and Mr. Rice gave mee too 
little pigs las fall and now they are great big hog, and I have served for the folks and 
bought my chickens I could make a fortune a sewing I get fifty sents for making a calico
 dress and from a dollar to a dollar and a half for a nice dress seventy five and  a 
dollar for making a fine shirt pants from a dollar to a dollar and a half and to 
dollars
William Gidner has bin out here far the past to months and he made his home her 
he had gon back new he said he was a going home past where you live if he dose he
 can tell you more in one hour thatn I can right in a week with this pen I do not 
expect that you can read it but if you cant I will  tell you all I roat and more 
to whn I come to sea you so no more at present but I remain your affectionate friend 
from Elizabeth Edwards
 To Miss Leah Klinfelter give My respects and well wishes to Mr Klinfelter and all the
 rest Paw sinds respects and well wishes to you and Mr klinfelter right as soon as you 
can if you pleas exceuse my poor scribbling if you pleas