The author of this letter is unknown. Although it's clearly signed "N. A. Leak" and the "Dear Sister" greeting would indicate it's from a brother, Elizabeth had no known brothers with the initials N. A.

The handwriting is beautiful and is probably that of a woman, perhaps Elizabeth's older sister, Priscilla.

Priscilla Leak Mackin had a daughter, Georgia, which could be the referenced "Georgian." Perhaps the boy who died was Georgia's son and Priscilla's grandson.

Since the letter was written Feb 11, 1910, the land questions could be regarding the estate of J. Tilman Leak, Priscilla and Elizabeth's older brother, who died Mar 27, 1909. Two of J. Tilman Leak's sons were named Walter and Albert which could be to whom the letter refers. J. Tilman Leak's oldest son, Memory Gordon Leak, could be the referenced "little mim."

If the original language of the letter is too difficult to understand, scroll down and read the translated version.

The envelop of this letter is addressed:

Mrs. S. J. Carlile
Cass Station, GA
Care of W.M. Carlile
Rt 1

Cullman Ala
Feb the 11

Dear Sister, I will rite you a few lines to let you no I am well as comon. Hope this will reach you an find you all wel. I reseved your letter was glad to here from you all. I wood rote sooner but pore littel homer got sick. gest lived six days. he bin ded two weks. It has bin so sad with all of us. The docter sed it was bran fever. He was 13 years old a smart boy we hated to give him up. I have bin unesa a bout georgian cant get over it I tel her we have to bar all that is put on us I beleve I have had as much trubel as nereley every body an still here for some caws.

I feel tha god will help me thru this world an take me home at the end. Well it is a cold ranay day to day and sum snow. Wel Lizey I wish I lived clost to you all so I culd go to see you all. I havn herd from Mattas in a long time. I started Perl a letter yesterda. I dont no whather she will rite or not. I love to here from my old nabors an kin. I may go to a Adarsville this spring. I don't no what tha ame to dwo with the land an what was left. Albert and the rest of them culden do with out thar part of the note so I give them up. I new I culd not hold them by law so Albert had them chast at the bank. Sed he wood put my part in the bank. He left me fifty dolars when he aurt to left eighty five so I rote to Walter to no what tha dun with my part. He rote to Albert and he sent me thrity five dolars. I herd from a man in Adarsville that Albert an Wallter told that tha had pade me of in fool so I rote to little mim. They had sent him the same word. He rot to me to no how it was. I rote to him all a bout it. He rot he wood see that I got my part so I dont no how it will end. So I will clos hoping to here from you soon.

to Elisabeth Carlile

N. A. Leak