Dear John,
I am sorry I cannot send you the Fourth of July things but I cannot send them by mail, but I will get them and bring them up with me. I saw a dandy gun with a nice heavy leather holster and a belt that I will get and a bunch of caps for it.
I am glad to get the nice letters from you and the hugs and kisses. I am going down to West Concord to see Grandma and Grandpa tomorrow and I am coming up to see all of you soon. How do you get along sawing wood? I bet you can saw real good by now.
Say, John, you had better pick out a name for the old tom cat and tell him he can make that his home. Did the overalls I sent fit you? Have you seen any more deer tracks? Well John I will close, hoping to hear from you soon.
Love from Daddy