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Daughter Susanna Klinefelter Hashberger age 37 writes to her widowed mother Leah Klinefelter age 63
 from Ridgeland Ohio (Henry County) to Belmore Ohio
Tells of Mr. Olivers meeting
Mary teaching (her sister)
Oscar and Romie-her sons being sick  
Two men named Dewees from Shelby County
Lorain and her mother ??
Mrs Blue? Saw Maria (sister)
Jesse??
Her husband David


March 6th 1874

Dear Mother,
	I take my pen in hand to write a few lines to you this morning to let you know that we arelall still in the land and among the living and all middling well at this time except Romie hew was very sick last week he had something like the cholera morbus and I think he has worms. But he is better now, but as cross as he can be Oscar had a very bad cold last weeks but went to school every day he has not missed going to school a day this winter so poor Jane was off her eggs again  Mr. Oliver had a protracted meeting in our school house which lasted two weeks it broke up night before last on account of the bad roads he organized a class of thirteen members and baptized six and I suppose we will have regular preaching here now the old had shells have not preached hererthis winter they have gone to Hamler school house for a change well mother I was very glad to hear of you I thought several times that I would write to you but always failed to do so  Lorain and her mother was to visit me not long ago and Mrs Blue told me she had seen Maria at th4e store and she told her that you was not very well and that was the only thing I heard untill you wrote and I was very glad to hear from you again I wanted David to go out to see you and to visit at Jesses when the sleighing was but it was no go and now the roads are so bad that it is to bad to take a teem out unless it is extremely necessary.

Mary has two weeks to teach after to day and then her school is out for this term, she has the promise of the summer school she has company to day two young men from Shelby Co. their name is Dewees and I expect them here for supper it has struck one oclock and I have ironing to do yet this afternoon and must bring my writing to a close for this time hoping this may find you all well write soon or come as soon as the roads get passable I remain as ever 
Sue Hashberger to her dear Mother