Elders You[n]g & Richards Dear Bre◊ther as ^Eldr^ Smith is writing, you see from his letter that we recced[received] your letter containing, one from my wife to me which I was glad to get I suppose of cou[r]se you red it & know what she wh wrote, & now Brother I want one favor more of you, ie that you will go to the store & buy one of those ^[illegible]^ calico dresses & lineing to make it with of a darkish colour for a [illegible] ...

Mr Willard Richards & B. Yong 149 Oldham Road Ma[n]chester [sideways text] [unknown writer] 1840 Unimportant A. J from W Woodruff