My Dear Brothers and Sisters I now write these few lines to you hopen to find you quite well as thank God it leaves us at present except Mother and she get very helpless now and can't expect to live long but hope she will be better off she was very pleased with the likeness brother Robert is very poorly and not very well we did not know anything about old Mr. Hames going to America he went away in a hurry our people a just beging harvest now there seems to be good crops of wheat but the drought have so much that there is no turnips at all you must excuse me for not writing before but my daughter have not been able to get her likeness but will send it as soon as she can rite as soon as you can for we should like to hear from you give all our kind loves to Sister Sarah and husband send word wether you have heard anything from George I don't think I have any more to say at presant I remain your affectionate Mother and brother William Broughton so please rite again as soon as you can for we do like to hear from you