Family History

This letter was sent from Joseph J. Carter in Charlestown, West Virginia to his older brother Edward Carter in Fayette County, Kentucky. In this letter, Joseph inquires about the family back in Kentucky, thanks Eliza (Elizabeth Stanhope Carter) for getting her husband to respond, mentions his niece Eliza and nephew Alfred S. Carter, and ends by asking Edward's advice on his marrying "Cousin Elizabeth Timberlake."