Chelsea Iowa
Sept. 9, 1886

Friend Mattie

There are two things I desire of thee
First, ever remember the winter of 1885 & 86
Second, read frequently the last chapter of "Proverbs"
commencing at the tenth verse.
Your Friend
W. H. H. Bunch

"From the autograph album of Martha M. "Mattie" Roach of Chelsea, daughter of Fred and Eliza J. (Hutchins) Roach. She married Samuel T. May in Toledo, Tama County, in 1891."

Submitted by: Bob Hutchins tecxas@earthlink.net