Sowers-Campbell Letter, December 16, 1860

              Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas,

Decr. 16, 1860

Dear cousin Sarah: -

Yours of the 23rd ult. 
came duly to hand, and I hasten to write 
you a reply.  Uncle John's letter, together
 with yours and cousin Ellen's Ambrotype 
has not yet come to hand.  You directed
 them to Springfield, and this will account
 for my not receiving them, as I have not 
been in Springfield in over twelve months, 
 and they have a new P.M. over there, with 
whom I am unacquainted.  To-day I 
wrote for them, and if there, I will re=
=ceive them in a few days.  But I much
 fear they have gone to the Dead Letter 
Office, as you say the letter etc were sent
 in July or August.  I will be sorry if
 this is to be the case, for I very much 
desire to see you and cousin Ellen, as 
well as the remainder of your families. 
 I would be very much pleased, also, to receive a 
letter from Uncle John, as I intended to write 
him in a short time anyway.  If I do not 
get the letter from Springfield I will write 
him in a short time, if I do, I will write
 anyway.  I have not received a letter from Mother in