• General Notes

  Here is a copy of a letter Malinda wrote in 1894
                                      Cholame, San Suis ---- Calif.
                                       March 30, 1894
  Dear Mother,
      I have written to you twice and you have not answered either of my
  letter.  What is the reason.  I would like to see you powerful well I
  have been sick in bed for one weeks, Lost a false conception, am feeling
  better now.
  My Cook read in his paper that Mr. Jeff Bell, of Texas is dead. It did
  not say what part of Texas he died in.
  We have had very little rain and the feed is all dried up but this
  afternoon we had a shower and hope to have mre soon.  Mr. Cook says we
  shall have all the rain we need before the 5th of next month.  If we get
  plenty of rain with in a few days most of the feed will be saved, also
  the grain.
  Write soon and tell me how you like Texas.  Does it agree with you and
  do you intend making it your home?  Write about all the rest of them,
  telling how they and all about them.  I haven't much to tell you but if
  you will answer soon I will try to give you a longer letter next time.
  I must tell you though that the children are learning fast.  Will send
  you some of their writing also send some flowers.  I have had to keep
  Nancy out of school while I have been in bed, but she writes at home, so
  wont lose very much.  With much love to yourself and all.  Mrs. M. Brown
  ( This letter is not in Malinda's handwriting like the following letter
  was.)
  
  Pasa Robles
                                        Feb 12, 1898
  Dear mother I will write you a few----- ----- before --have-- no answer.
  We are all well and I hope these few lines will reach you and find you
  the same.  Mother I would loft to see you ------ Johnson.  Times are
  hard  have ----everybody is leaving and going north.  We will start soon
  up north.  The children are in good health.  I way one hundred fifty.  I
  will send you a lock of my babys hair. _____ ----- name is Carrie.  I
  will close hoping to here from you all soon.  From Malindy to Pollie E.
  Patton

Details of Mary Melinda (Linda)'s family with Ephriam Seward Brown