Envelope and one from Ohio	Letter pages 1 and 2	Letter pages 3 and 4

Transcript of letter from Simeon Couch to Reuben Couch:

Euharlee, Ga Aug 18th 1906-
Mr R R Couch Family
I set myself this morning to
answer your letter which I
received 5 days ago was glad
to hear from you one time
more and glad to hear you
was getin along verry well
well uncle I hav nogood
nuse to write at present time and
thellie is well as common
Sarah still porley with
hear hand it ___ improvin
sloley it will be some time
yet before iit is well Billie and
Sallie is well Will Archer
wife has been quite sick
Better know I hav sad nuse
nuse rite you Jim Archer
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is dead he died a few days
after I rote you o5 july was
bearrid at Euharlee church
by the side of his childrens
the boys berrid their father
in still it cost not
less than 75.00 dollars I see
no use of that-do you I don't know whether Mary will
still live at the same place
another year or not I think
it would be best for hear to
come home though i haint
summin(?) that if she lives whear
she at will remain on the
place a nother year will
has 02 horse crop this
year on the place so that
will do for the present
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I rote you I would be up soon
I thought at that time I would
hav bin at your house last
week Sarah not well I did not
get off and now Foder Pulin (?)
next week so you see tha I can't
come now you rote that the
Fair would opens(?) at the
Spring in Sep I would
like to come then if I can
get off if Sarah so I
can leave I will be thire
rite what dait the fair
opens a few lins a bout
the crops and will close.
Cotton crop not good too much
rain corn will be fair too
much rain for that 1000
of dollars was lost on the
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peach crop no cars to
ship to the market frute
wasgood too much rain
I have 12 acers of pease
saod this year and looks
fine if I can get good weather
save them I think I will be
all rite for hay I hav
only 5 acers in cotton
this year and 13 acers in corn
12 acers rented out in cotton
soald Mi cotton few days
ago got 11 cents I had 50
bayles braught $275 so
I will close rite soon
Simeon Couch
to RRCouch and Children