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and pay rent as if some kind friend
would give me twelve hundred
dollars I could buy a nice home
where I can rent rooms and that
will help keep up the expenses and
all the improvements. if I could only
own a home where I can remain
while I live and can have a place
for my furniture I can manage
to keep up well. in renting rooms
if you want to know all about
me I can give you plenty of the
best of reference and you
would not be sorry that you
helped me in a home it is very
hard for me to work out as I am
not able as well as I can to do
my own work. will you kindly
write me and let me know if
you can help me and send a letter
to a register letter as I would like to
keep this secret send to me personly. [sic]

I hope and pray that you would
do me this little favor. if you
wish to correspond with me I will
be please to do so very respectfuly [sic]
yours adress [sic] Mrs M S Eddy
1456 Barry ave Chicago Ill

if I hear from you I will surly [sic]
answer it to be sure and let you
know I got your letter and we can
arrange it how to send the money
to me.