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November 4^th 1831

My dear Ellen

I was much pleased to receive your affectionate letter
that came safe to hand ten days ago, and should have written directly to
you but waited to hear what your papa say^d about carrying me down
I had hoped to have gone, but am disapponted as I often have been before
in what ever I have set my heart on, he says he will go down for you
after court which will be the middle of this month, I was pleased to hear
you were well also your Aunt and Uncle Upshaw, and the dear little G and
William, we have been all well, Louisa is much better though not yet
well, she has cut two jaw teeth and has a sore on the back of her head
very fretful, we often talk of you and wish much
to see you my dear [torn, illegible] poor Catherine expired on the tenth
of October, for man[torn, illegible] suffered inexpressable pain and was more
reduced than [torn, illegible]

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her situation at M^r Alans she says M^rs [torn, illegible] is as good to her as if she
was her mother, George is gone to school he [torn, illegible] well, John Is going tomor
=row to M^r Lewis^s, Frances sends her love to you, and Julia also sends hers, she
does not look well, I expect she will be delighted to see you when you come
your Papa has walked over to New Market, I will send his love to you and all
I hope yoou have not been troublesome to your Aunt or Uncle you must be a
good Girl and do not forget to read to your Aunt Louisa whenever it is
convenient to her to hear you, give my love to her and your Cousin
Henrietta, and best respects to your Uncle Upshaw, you must do every
thing your Aunt Louisa tells you - do not forget to read in your Testament
my dear Child,

Heaven bless you
EL Baylor

[Address leaf]

[torn, illegible]
[torn, illegible] 5^th

[torn, illegible] August Baylor

Mount pleasant
Essex County

This letter was
written, little Julia
Watts by yr Great grand
mother, Eliza Lewis Bay-
-lor who was wife of yr
Great grand father D^r.
George Daniel Baylor after
whom I am named
Georgia Baylor Kay
Watts.