Transcript of two letters dated April 11, 1875 and August 8, 1880 to Sarah Elizabeth Garlick Kerswell, daughter of David Garlick, Springville, UT from her Cousin, Catharine Garlick Clark, daughter of Jacob Garlick. They were found in the attic of Mary Kerswell, daughter of Sarah. Current location of the originals is unknown:
 

April the 11, 1875

Dear Cousin,

It is with great pleasure that I seat myself to answer your kind and welcome letter witch I received a few days ago and was glad to hear from you all and would be glad to see you all once more.

You stated you would like to know who I married, I will tell you, he is the son of Elias Clark. Now I would like to know wheather aunt Elizabeth is liven yet or not and if Joseph and Hannah and Susannah and Mary and Talitha and where they are all and how many children they have got now. [children of David Garlick]

I must tell you how many children I have got; seven living and two dead, four girls and three boys. There are none of them married yet.

I must tell you about my brothers and sisters. They are all living yet and are all well as far as I know now and are all married but Mary and Candace. Absolam has no children; Margaret Showalters has got nine children, five boys and four girls; three of her boys are married. Elizabeth Wallace has three boys and three girls living and five dead. Eve Weverling has four children, two boys and two girls and one boy dead. Susan Price has nine children, seven living and two dead. Delilah Bequeth has got seven children living and one dead and one girl married. Christian has five children, one girl and four boys.

I would like to know weather you all belong to the same church that you did when you left Pennsylvania.

This is all the news I can. I want you to give me all the news that you can and hope you will give me all best news and write soon and I will do the same and now I must close for the present time. When these few lines reaches you, you will write soon.

Yours Truley

Catharine Clark to my dear cousin Sarah Kerswell. When this you see, remember me, when I am many miles from you, for I never expect to see you in this world, but I expect to meet you in heaven, where we never will part.
 

August the 8, 1880

Dear Cousin, I seat myself to let you know that we are all well at this time and I hope when these few lines reach you, [I] will find you all well.

I was glad to hear from you all and would be glad to see you if I could, but I never expect to see you any more in this world, but I hope to meet you in a better world than this.

I must tell you the times here the crops are good, the apples not very plenty. Now I must tell you about my children. I have got ten children, eight living and two dead. Three boys living and five girls.

[Catharine's brothers and sisters] Delilah has eight children living and one dead. Dacy [ Candice] had one girl and Susan had nine children four boys and five girls. Eve had five children two boys living and one dead and two girls living. Elizabeth has six living and six dead. Abeoslom had no children; Christian had six children, five boys and one girl. Mary had no children. Margaret had nine children, five boys and four girls.

Now I must tell you I have a very sickly. In this country now a heap of old people have died this year.

I must tell you to write as soon as you get this letter and tell me all the peticklrs and tell me what you call your last baby and how big it is and I will tell you what I call my last baby is five years old and I call her Sarah Sela. I must close for this time.

To dear cousin Sarah from Catharine Clark, so goodby Sarah.