Letter to William Sykes at Western Australia from son William (20 October 1875)
October 20th
1875
Dear father I write these few lines hoping to find you better than it leaves us at present my mother as been very ill and me my self and I am a bit better Dear father we think you have quite forgot us all my sister Ann takes it hard at you not wirriting oftener I must tell you that sister Ann as to nice boys the oldest is a fine little fellow well I must tell you what a stout young man my brother Alfered as got and Thirza is a stout young womman poor Ann is very thin Ann usband and Alfred works at aldwarke Main pit Edward Uttley sends his kindest love to you is he as a large famuley they have nine children uncles and hants sends there kindest love to you we dont live far from hant rebacco france I often play with there little boy my hant often say I am like me father there oldest boy William as been dead fifteen mounths my uncle John as been over from barringfurnace and he looked very well. Dear father you Would hardley know Griasbrough know if you seed it we have got a new congergational church and I go to that school
Dear father. Mother would like to no if they would alow you our likeness Dear father you never name me in you letters but I can set down and write a letter to you now
Dear father my mother wants to now if you ever hear of been sat free we all send our kindest and dearest love to you and God bless you and a 1,000 kisses for our Dear father from your Dear father son William
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