Warren County Ky Febuary the 17th 1854

Dear Nieces

I take the present opportunity of Righting to you to inform you that I am
in common health at present hoping those few lines will come safe in hand
and find you well. I suppose you have heard of the death of your uncle
Henry he died the 18th of August after suffering a great eal of affliction
he was not well for eightteen months before he died the doctors sayed
that his complaint was the consumption and the dropcy Eliza he he rec'd
the present that you sent hem and was mity well pleased with it and I
receveed the present that Matilda sent me and was glad that you thought
anuff of me to send me a present I am still keeping hous and Isaac and one
of Sally Dickersons little buoys ar living with me the helth of this country has
ben generly tolerable good this winter than has ben some cases of the New
Many and some few deaths we have had quite a dry and pleasant winter
so far I would be glad to see you but as the distance is so greate that we
can not see each other I hope you will right to me on receiveing of this so
I must come to a close by subscribing  myself yours affectionately

Mary Howard

to Matilda Smith & Eliza Butler
direct your letters to Polkville Warren County, Ky