This Letter was dated August 20 , 1953.

It was mailed to Pete (P.E.) Marsh from his sister, Mary Youngblood from Checotah , Ok. 

On the outside of the envelope it first had to Agnus, Arkansas then crossed out and under it Black Oak , Arkansas and finally in c/o James Easley Marmaduke, Ar.

Dear brother and wife,

I will ans your letter I got some days ago. Was glad to here from you all I am very well I guess I am up an that's good . Well Mary I would love to see you all you an Pete an also Virgie an her family an all the other girls. If cotton is good you all will have to pick cotton to make up for what they taken off the check that is what they told the people here. They taken 11 dollars off of mine. It is getting dry again it has been raining here for a month or so but it is getting dry now. didn't have any corn here but cotton is pretty good an lots of watermelons , Garfield and Virgie is all of my children that is here the rest 2 in California and Shelby is on the water so I will write soon.