• This old letter was found in the Mathew R. Mann Bible. There was no address given on the letter, but the Turners lived in Wilson County, TN, at the time of 1870 census four months earlier.
• Nancy is the wife of Jonathan Turner, the brother of Elizabeth ("Betsey"). Elizabeth's sister Judith (Turner) Oakley, also mentioned, lived nearby.
• The Charles Woods referred to in the letter married (1) Samira Ann Mann and (2) Lucinda Turner. Children of Charles Woods and his first wife went to Texas.
• On a sad note, Elizabeth died the month before this letter was written.

October the 11th 1870

Dear Sister

I take my pen in hand to drop you a few lines to let you no that we are all well as common hoping this may find you all well. I received your kind and affectionate leter and I was glad to hear form you all but I was grieved to hear that our much beloved brother was gone. I have nothing much to rite at this time. I looked for you to come to see us this fall, but I did not get to see you. I would be glad if you and Mr. Mann could come and see us once more.

Times is hard and money scarce and I don't think that pork is a going to be as good a price as it was last fall.

You named about brother William sufering so for the last two years. I did not no any thing about it, did not no that he was laboring under any disease till I got your letter.

Charles Woods and family is well all but Wiley and he is going about, but has not bin well this summer. Lucinda and the children all sends thare love to you all and ask to tell sist Judry howdy for them. Allso give my love to sister Judith and family and brother Roberson and family.

John Turner and family is well and Leander S. Turner and family is well.

Dear sister Betsey and sister Judith, I send my love to you both and your familys and I hope that if we never meete again on earth, we will meete in heaven whare thare will be no more parting, no more sorrows, no more death. So I will come to a close, still remains your sister untill death.

Nancy Turner