This is a letter from Emmitt McEwan to Mollie Eller, his cousin. Emmitt talks about how there are very few women in his area. He asks about an upcoming wedding and mentions he might attend, and he wants to marry someone from Ashe County and not someone from Missouri or Kansas, where he lives.

This is a letter from Emmitt McEwen to Mollie Eller, whom he describes as an acquaintance. Emmitt writes about how he hopes to get married soon and that he worries he will not be able to marry any of the women who live in Ashe County because they might all marry before he gets back.