June 4 1859

Dear Cousin i now thake the pleasure of writing a few lines to you
hoping they will find you in good health as it leaves us all at this
time thank god for it and i write to inform you how things is going on
in old england as i think you have forgot to write to any of us to let
us know how you are going on in america but my father has been very
careless about answering my  uncle Marks letter which was posted
August 21 he says that he has been wating for you to write and then he
would answer you both and my uncle and Aunt wanted to know owe my aunt
Ann as Maried She as Maried thomas Lornas eaves brother to James Lomas
that Maried Elizabeth Morten he as 3 Children and William is with them
isaac harrison has Maried Ellen Leedham William Hodkinson has Maried
Ann Percival Chelmorton well dressing is on whitson thursday.  Cousin
hariet has has been at our house a week and they are all very well my
brother Joseph is living in yorkshire with Mr Barker Brook house and i
ham at home but my father has been ill 2 Monts but he is a little
better and my grandfather is better and a little work my Aunt Hannah
wanted to know when my Mother was Coming but i think she has given it
up flour is 1 and 10 and 2 per stone Meal is 1 3 per peck buter 10 per
pound Muton 8 per pound beef 7 pound

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so i Must Conclude father and Mother Joines me in Love tou you Give my
kind Love to my cousins and uncle and aunt so know more at present
[???] from your affectionate Cousin George

Please to write to let me Brassingtons [???] Know how you are all
going on in ameracia

George Brassington
Chelmorton
Derbyshire
England

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Give my love to francis and ask if he should Like to see Chelmorton
again