Katie (McNulty) Chapin - March 23, 1880 - Sand Creek, KS

Sand Creek Kans

March 23 1880

Dear Mother

I have been thinking about you all day, and wishing that we could see you. But as wishing dose no good, I will do the next best thing, answer your letter, that was received so long ago. the children are all well want to know what I am a going to tell Granma

Alice talks about you more than any of them She will be Nine years old the 25 of this mounth. She is quite a woman for one of her years She is going to coal creek tomorrow to stay a week if she dont get home sick is like Hannah likes home prety well. She is going to stay with a Mrs Hall one of Marcies Neighbors while her Husband is away

Oscar is building us an other room have never had but one since we come to Kans, and that a small one twelve by thirteen the bed room will be 10 by 15 his knee is stiff yet allways will be I expect

the winter wheat looks well here, has been prety dry through the winter, have had but very little snow

the Peaches are all killed here. I have not got my quilt done yet have not been able to get the cloth to set it to gether am going to raise lots of chickens if I can. perhaps I can quilt it some time this sumer. we think a great deal of it. O. says poor Mother I wish I could send for her. his will is good he has so much bad suck has to work all the time to make up the loss

love to Maggie and husband

O. sends love to all

good By

Katie