Letter from Katie Frierson Force to Manning Force

Carthage, Ala
26 Dec 1877

My Dear Brother -

I received your letter yesterday telling me of the Express Package at the office for me for which I am very much obliged to you and Frances for it will be a great for me and the children to look at. I am going to send up to Tuscaloosa for teh package tomorrow. I wrote to you last July the next day after I recieved your letter with the 10 dollars for Manning but never getting an answer I supposed that you were out of the city. I hope this letter will find you andFrances enjoying a Merry Christmas. It has been a very quiet one down here so far everything seems to pass off like Sunday. I am a little unsettled about my next years arrangements but it won't be many days before I will know what I am going to do. The children enjoyed Santa Claus very much.

Hoping to hear from you soon and with much love to yourself and Frances I remain your

Affectionate Sister

Katie Force

Translation notes:

Katherine Ogie Frierson Force is the widow of Henry Clay Force, 1832-1874. The letter was written to her brother-in-law, Manning Force. The other Manning is Katie's and Henry's son who remained in Alabama after Henry's death.