it is a good many years now since I have wrote to you, but that is not to wondered at since my last letter remains unanswerd, if you remember it was on the ocasion of My Poor Darling Brother Roberts Death, (but let that pass) {page 2 - other side} at that time I had a kind Husband able and willing to earn Bread for me. I am now five years a widdow. God was Pleased to aflict him with a dreadful disease (Cancer in the Tonque) and after months of the greatest agony he was removed I trust to a better world out of his sufferings. it is Needless to dwell upon all that I have gone through {page 3} since then, but still I was blessed with Health until the Close of the year /68 when I took Rhumatism through a heavy wetting I got and was four Months a Cripple in Consequence and then when I thought I hadent a Friend in the World God was pleased to send me one, as my Poor Henry who I hadent heard from for 15 years, and who I had long before given up as Dead, Intreated {page 4 on side one} a Friend to search me out if alive. his Friend succeded in his Mission but found me a Cripple as I stated, he made no delay in writing when he sent me a History of his visictudes in Australia (which accounts for his long silence) as also a carte of himself wife and four Daughters, he also remitted me five pounds which seemed like a gift from Heaven {page 5 on separate paper} after my long illness, he requested me to send him my carte that he might see how much I had changed so I got two taken last August I sent him one and now I send you the other if you care to have it as it is not likely that you will ever see the original, and now I must tell you why I wrote this letter. the Fact is, though not Superstitious I have {page 6} been greatly troubled about you in my dreams lately, though I suppose there is little thought cast upon me sleeping or working[.] So I request as a Favour an answer to this to let me know how you are getting on, trusting through Gods Mercy it will find you well

I remain your ever Loving and Affect

Sister

Kate Overin

I return you my Sincere Thanks for your Kindness in Answering My letter so warmly and I trust this will find you and my dear Nephews in good Health as this leaves me in at present[,] Thank God for all his Mercies to me.

My dear Kate I sincerely grieve with you the loss of your kind mother and my Sister I was stunned at the Intelligence, as also that your Father was {page 2} married and my sisters apart from thier Early Home. (My Poor Sister) She was a good Faithful Wife and Mother and deserved to be long and kindly remembered, peace be to Her Memory,

dear Kate you asked about your cousins. As for James' Children Maggie Emigrated long ago and we hear nothing from her. Kate is Dead, and Willie is here in Dublin, A Printer[.] He sends his love to you and his cousins James and William. {page 3} you have got three more in Melbourne. All Girls, Kate, Isabella, and Alice they are after Burying another of decline Margaret 17[,] years old and now my dear Kate I will say Good Bye for the present give my Kind love to James and William as All other Friends I may have there and Believe me to remain your ever

Loving Aunt

{signed} Kate Overin

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I would be glad to have your photograph as also your Brothers whenever it would be convenient to send them.

I Forward a Newspaper to James,-

59 Watling Street