0 @FW478@ FAM
1 SOUR @SIW1@
1 HUSB @IW917@ William /BRASS/
1 WIFE @IW924@ Isabella /SHORT/
1 MARR
2 DATE 4 Dec 1856
2 PLAC Orphir, OKI, SCT
2 NOTE

3 CONC My Dear Brother & Sister

3 CONC

3 CONC I received your letter with gladness but I was very sorry when I saw
3 CONC that you arm was ben broken and that your suffered so much with
3 CONC it but I am glad to hear that it is so far well agan I am glad for the
3 CONC news(paper) I doo not think of comming to America while my Father
3 CONC needs me but if I be spared with health I will see what you and me thinks
3 CONC about it after for I am still thinking of comming to America some
3 CONC time if I am spared I supose you are quit right John for I see the Orpher
3 CONC men very hard on the women to work and never thinks they do
3 CONC anought you asked me about Andrews swethart Margaret Ross I know very
3 CONC littel about her I have seen her and that is all her parents
3 CONC stopes in Watteringkuse Walls and she has a Sister stoping in Stromness and
3 CONC she goes skalarking betwen Stromness and Walls she is
3 CONC in Stromness now I beleve but no word of a man for her as yet she is not
3 CONC wating on Andrew when she can get a chance William Brass
3 CONC John Brass son and Isabella Short only daughter of Gorge Short Gallonhall
3 CONC farmer Smogro is Married there was agreat many people
3 CONC invite to the wedding but they were fritned for wand of room they only
3 CONC could bid Magnus Ballantine and not his wife I hope you will writ to
3 CONC me soon again in my Fathers letter I gave my kind comliments to you and
3 CONC Mary and William and littel Mary I remain your affectionate
3 CONC Sister
3 CONC

3 CONC

3 CONC The first
3 CONC and second
3 CONC pages of a scan of (a photocopy of) the original.
3 CONC

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