My Dear Brother and Sister Anne:

I hope I write to you both, that you are alive to read this _________ with the news of the death of our Dear Sister Margaret.  She died on Wednesday morning January 26, 1881 after six months severe illness.  Her complaint was a tumour in the stomach, which when it broke, ended her days and to our great happiness, she died in the Lord. She prayed for the time that the Lord might take her.  I never left her for the last 3 weeks for she was lonely but a true Christian.  
I sent you the Cambrian Paper with her death.  I hope you received it.

Dear Brother and Sister and Family, I hope you are all well and if we don't meet here, I trust we shall meet on the Beautiful shore where parting is no more.
Ruth, Charlotte & myself are all only middling in health.  I have been ill for 4 years together but am better now, Thank God.

I will thank you for a copy of Poor Margaret's likeness.  You got the only one that was taken.  Don't forget, if you please, and I will send you ours before this summer is out.  

Write to me as soon as you can with all the news. John and the children enjoy good health.  My only son was 10 years old on 13 March 1881 and my only daughter 19, Nov. 29, 1880 promising youths.  That is all my surviving family.

Charlotte has 7 living, 5 boys and 2 girls.  And Ruth one little girl 9 ms. this month, a very pretty little thing. 

There is not one of the old people living at Gorseinon now.  You would find it very strange.  Death has swept them all away.  You would weep over the old place.  Bille Lewis and Rachel are living and Mary their sister and Daughters. The two William Hopkins are living but not one of the sisters. 

My daughter shall write a line on this and also my son for you to see their writing.
We have had a severe winter here.  I should like to know what you have had.  Please write to me with all the news you can, and that soon; and I will write to you. 

Please send the likeness.  I conclude with our warmest love to you, all too numerous to mention. We remain your very affectionate Brother and Sister John and Amelia Walters.  Our address is thus:
Mrs. John Walters
Duke Street
Morriston
Swansea
Glamorganshire
South Wales

Send me your proper address.

Following is the transcription of a letter sent from Amelia Walter's daughter Mary (age 19) of Wales, to Evan and Anne Jenkins in Utah.   The original of this letter is in the Brigham Young University "Pioneer Memorial Library" in Provo, Utah.  
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My Aunt Margert was burried at Gorseinon in her Husband's grave; I will send you my likeness before this summer is out, hoping you will send yours; with your twin daughters' likeness; I should like to see you all very much, and see what kind of place you got, we talk a lot about you here, but I suppose we shall never meet on this earth; but we will hope to meet in another world.

Write all the news you can.  We like to hear about your country.

I remain your very Affectionate Niece
  Mary Walters