Transcription: Dear Sir, Mr Tappan in New York, I desire to write you a letter because I love you very much indeed Dear friend I called my Dear father because you be so kind to poor mandi people I will pray for you every Day God bless you and your wife and your children and all them god [illegible] of them because you love poor menda people and we love you too and I will to pray for you every day and in the night while and you think about menda people If you may think of them they living bad place no no and we are living beautiful place [illegible] kind friend [illegible] and have [illegible] things my dear friend I sent you love to your children and all of them and I love them very much I will to pray for the them and because have it great business for menda people and my friend but if you will to love Jesus Christ and Christ will may bless you and all your children of them and suppose you must let us go home and tell them about you and have you [illegible] to do for them and I hope they will to pray for you and I love you very much indeed and I am very glad to save your writing a few year ago and when I save that it will I glad to see it an I wanted you [illegible] must worte me a letter where James Covey was now? I say must wanted know whee he was and I love you very much and this from your friend, Foole.