Lafayette   Jan 14 1889

       Dear cousin    I received a letter from uncle Paul Brandenburg requesting me to write to you & tell you my famely relation to the Brandenburg famley   I am a daughter of William Brandenburg  my father was a haf brother to your Mother   he was the youngest one of the three boys by grandfathers farst wife   we moved from Maryland in 1835 to Ohio stopt at Uncle Henery Brandenburg & then we moved to new carlisle in the fall & was there among the Brandenburgs till January 36 we moved to Erie country   my father died theare 20 years ago   theare is onley foure hears on your fathers side  I have two sisters and my brouther left one duaghter   her name is Margret Smith  her adress is Clyde Sandusky Co Ohio   my Sisters ar Betsey Garison & Violetta Grow   Venice Erie Co Ohio is the adress

       My name was Mary A Brandenburg & my name now is Mary A Baker   my husband name is Richard C Baker