George Benson Nicholson Letters

              [corresponds to page 1 of letter 1] 
Cincinnati 27th Oct 1850 
Dear Pa 
Ma was very glad to receive your letter 
dated the 20th as she was anxious about you.  When 
we hear from home I will write to let you know 
Ma went to Morris Chapel on Sunday morning 
and we all went in the evening They all went 
out of the house and I fastened the door after 
them and got out of the window. Ma 
thinks that the preachcer is one of the best 
she ever heard.  Ma killed the ducks and 
had some of the neighobors to tea Next Saturday 
afternoon we are going to a party with the 
Tabernacle Sunday school.  We are to start 
about one in the afternoon and sail 
on the Miama canal, spend awhile in the 
fields and come back and take supper 
in the church.  Ada and I are also invited 
to a party by one of the little girls at 
the Sunday school.  Ma says that we are all 
very good children Pa please let me know 
if my writing is good enough to have the 
book to write my compositions in as I want 
to keep them all Ma regets [sic] very much 
that she has not kept hers.  They are going 
to have a celebration at the George street 
sunday school and Mr Conway wishes 
me to speak.  Ma has not seen Mr Myler 
since I wrote scince [sic].  Mr Flora has moved 
into Mr Jenkin's house and Ma wants to 
know if you think it [carrot] any [above line] use for her to ask for 
the money he promised you.  Mamma 
says she is going tomorrow morning to 
Fulton to Mrs Haniden to look for the 
money she owes.  Ma is so pleased with