Letter from Richard

Keechi Leon Co., Texas March 2nd 1879

Dear Brother

I wrote to you sometime ago but have not received any answer from you yet and I thought I would write again as I could not imagine what was the reason you did not write. I have been looking for you to come to this country all the winter but as you have not got here yet I guess that you will not come soon but I would like for you to come as soon as you can. Jessey is doing well he lives about 5 miles from me. Ed is living near me about ½ mile. They are both on places of their own they are both well. Ed is not married yet. Henry I fear that you have forgotten me and the pleasure that we have had together please write to me and tell all about how you are getting along and all about the Estate to what they are doing with it try to keep me posted as well as you can give me the Administraters name and address in full I seem to have forgotten it if the money is dollars please write to me and I will get you to receive my share and you can come to this country and bring my share to me. I have nothing of interest to write.

Close for this time write news to your brother.

Richard Real

(The underlined words are what may have been in the missing parts of the letter. All spelling is original.

Even though there is no mention of Lucrecia Lewis (Richard’s wife) we know she is still living because she signed a deed, six years later, dated November 4,1887 in Freestone County, Texas.)