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Likely written by Mordecai Yarnall (1784-1811). Yarnall apologizes for misleading Kite in a previous letter and assures her that he had no intent of ill will. Yarnall also recalls his time at Westtown School and discusses some books.

(in pencil: 1839 Eliz. Stokes married Jos. Hall & [later?] our [8th?] grandfather T.P. Cope; from Aunt Mary Stokes to “Aunt” 2nd wife of Thos. P. Cope) Elizabeth Stokes Waln Cope was Mary Stokes’s great-aunt . Thomas Kite, whose wife and daughter were mentioned in this letter, had two daughters. Susanna Kite Sharpless was the daughter of his first wife and was married by the time this letter was written. Rebecca Kite, later Brown, was the daughter of his second wife and was fifteen at the time the letter was written. The daughter mentioned is more likely the daughter of his second wife, to whom he was married at the time of the letter. The watermark is as follows: Amies, underneath Phila and a drawing of a bird with a branch in its beak. The imprint is too faint to decipher . The following text was written in pencil on the mailing information portion of the letter, in another hand, probably that of Elizabeth Stewardson Cope: 1839 Eliz. Stokes married Jos. Hall & [later?] our [8th?] grandfather T.P. Cope from Aunt Mary Stokes to "Aunt" 2nd wife of Thos. P. Cope

The first name of the sender is Martha, but her last name is obscured by the seal. The writer shares news about Westtown School and talks about some of her recent activities.

Jacobs shares news about her friends, including Kite's sister, Martha Sharpless Jefferis.

Broadsheet, signed by Thomas Kimber, clerk

Probably written by Edith Sharpless, daughter of Isaac Sharpless (1781-1822) and Sarah Garrett Sharpless (1778-1818).

Likely written by Mordecai Yarnall (1784-1811). Yarnall warns Kite about several people who developed very bad behaviors after leaving Westtown School.

Annotated in pencil. [Hampton, VA] The letter appears to be written to both Caroline Elizabeth and Annette Cope. The Philadelphia Dental College was established in 1863 and operated under that name until 1909, at which time Temple University (which had purchased the school two years earlier) renamed it the Temple University School of Dentistry. Information from various Temple University websites and Jean Barth Toll and Mildred S. Gillan, eds., Invisible Philadelphia: Community Through Voluntary Organizations (Philadelphia: Atwater Kent Museum, 1995).