My dear sister with kind love I right these few lines hopeing they will find you and family all well as it leaves us all thank God Dear sister I received your likeness with much pleasure how I should like to see you in reality I think I should not have knowen you the first sight but I could see our Dear Mothers face in it you are looking much older than I expected to see you now dear sister I am come at last for you to see I should have liked to have sent my husbands but I could not get him to set perhaps I may by the time I right again & cannot tell you much about your brothers only that they are living my husband see William some times he ask us to go but we have not yet but will go before long if God speare us but there wifes are such odd creachers there is not much pleasure of going O I could tell you such a lot if I could see you Hannah is at Dunham yet we went to see them last summer they were very comfortable situated Charlet is at Hockren I often go to see her but sildom come to see me I told her the last time I went to see her that I had got your likeness and she must come and see you I thought that would get her heare but she have not been yet she promised me that she would come and see you she told me to give her kind love to you all I wanted her to sent her likeness but she did not say that she would Now I must tell you that I have had another birth and another wedding in my family since I rote to you last I have twelve grandchildren Joseph is married and lives at careham (Deareham or Dereham) Charlet and William and Mary Ann is still at Yarmouth and doing well I cannot tell you any more nuse only I should like to have your husbands likeness or any part of your family so good buy God bless you all I remain your loving Sister Mary Burton my husband join in love to you all