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