It is merely for the sake of writing that I commence this for I have no news worth writing I can only tell you of the School and what has transpired since I saw you last Well after I returned to Cousins on fryday [Friday] I staied [stayed] there untill [until] Sunday on Saturday Cousin Edwin Bryan came to Cousins he said that he believes you were all well nothing more particular — on Sunday we left ther [there] after six oclock and got here ¹/₂ after 12 School commenced Tuesday and I have been going ever since our School will be very much crowded this Session I expect. There is about 30 new Scholars besides the Old one but I hardly expect there will be more than 100 that came last Session that will come this Miss Judd one of the assistants quit 2 or 3 day before School commenced the trustees have got another though that is quite as good a Miss Fall Oh! I must not forget to tell you that I have gone up 1 class higher. I see little Jane Dalney every Day My Dear Cousin I have told you all and it is getting late besides I have writen [written] so many letters this evening that my is begining [beginning] to fail I got 8 letters the day I got here and I have answered nearly all of them so Il'e clos [I will close] this very poorly composed & badly Scribbled letter give my love to all the family a kiss to the little Andrew & his father & mother for me Do write soon

{ I remain ever loving Cousin until Death

Ann M [Maria] Bryon

to the care of The Crutcher

Miss L, L, M, C, B. Bailey

[added: I send the mobile flowers that I promised tell Cousin Mary that I saw Catherine & Jane West they said they would give me some of the hollihocs [hollyhocks] seed that Carnation pink [unclear: vanigated ] will not go to seed it is too young so I cant [can not] fulfil my promise]