From Edward Jones to Mary Anne Ruck   28 April 1869

Dear Madam,

your letter of the 19^th inst^t., came to hand duly but as to make an examination to the matter you referred to, I have been for few days looking through the sheep & I have to inform you, that there are good many of the male lambs having a horns to be seen when they first born, those of the femels which shall have a horns at all you can feel them in the skin¹   there are several of the males having a horns half an inch some times above the wool when they first born— The male once will grow sooner than the femels a good deal— Though there are good many of males & femels without have any horns at all, when they grow unto ful size they got no more horns than a head of a finger— My Mother is better but not yet good enough as to leave home for change of air   But we expects that she will be able to go in course of a few days, She wishes to send her best respects to you & all the Family as well and so we do the same, my Father as well as myself²

I remain Dear Madam | your most obedient servant | Edward Jones

To M^rs M. L. Ruck

Pantlludw | n^r. Machynlleth