NOTES:
* Typed as written, run on sentences and spelling is off
* Written by Anna Maria KLINEFELTER CASTEEL aged 65
* Written to daughter Orpha Olive CASTEEL EDWARDS age 38
* Written to granddaughters Edith and Leona Edwards aged 16 and 14
* Rens is Annas husband Lorenzo Casteel aged 71
* Coralie pronounced (Ka rel ee) Orphas sister, Annas daughter age 33
* Oscar Sterrett is married to Anna Marias niece Mary Ann Klinefelter
* Thad Edwards is mentioned (Orphas husband William Edwards brother)
* Bliss (Payne) and his woman and kids are mentioned-Thad helped to raise him 
* Henry Parker-Young man of interest to Leona
* Em?? Not sure
* Other names-Wallen, Parker Lex Porter and Mrs. Porter Gertie Hoock Jen Miller

April 9th
1914

Dear Edith and Loena and all how are you all today the weather is verry cold here we are all well and hope you are the same have you got your housecleaning done we have commenced Rens and I washed the ceiling in the kitchen today and I am tired Coralie has ben papering they have papered their house alover but the sitting room and will do that when the weather gets warmer Oscar Steretts have got moved on their new place Susan has com back from Florida I have not seen her since she come home they arrived at Leipsic the first day of t April and found the weather pretty after being in the sunny south Thads have a sale today he is going to live on the farm and rent his fields Bliss has ben at Thads for several weeks he had the mumps and got better and then he got worse now he is better Bliss and his oldest girl is at Thads and his woman and the littlest one is at her mas at Leipsic well Sunday is easter come over and we will have some eggs coocked and an old hen and a fiew noodles
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well Leona Henry Parker is single yet you must come out and see him or velma will take him away from you Tom is wating for Eddith Em had a carpet rag sewing yesterday she had the aid society from Belmore and she went past earley this moarning over to Elmers to hep Anna Parker this is good Friday moarning the sun is shining and the weather is cold I suppose that you now that Mrs Wallen is dead she diedjust four months from the time that Mr. Wallen died John is living on Wallens farm they have quarled and fussed ever since Wallen died Coralie and I went to town last night and Coralie bought some gingham for the girls dresses write soon
Grand ma Casteel










PS Orpha why don't you write me have ben looking for a letter so long from you and always disappointed when the mailman goes
PS the friends are all well as far as I now we was in to Beccas last night she was well Jen Miller is living in the house that Osborns yoused to own Lex Porter lives on Mrs. Porters place. Mrs Porter lives in town Jen Miller has sued Gertie Hoock for 10 thousand dollars
PS
Edith write again we are always glad to hear from you Leona you write to would like to hear from you once