Huron, So. Dak.
June - 16 - 21Dear Cousin
It is a sad message I have to give you in return for the equally sad one we recieved. [sic] We have lost both father and mother (John and Emma) to you. Mother died 2 years ago 18th of July and father died in December of the same year. I wish that I knew you people but I will try and tell you a little about ourselves. I am Jacob Cogswell oldest son of John and Emma Cogswell then there is Orle Cleveland Cogswell; Mark Albert and Nellie May. I am a railroad machinist Orle, a conductor and Mark a doctor. Nellie lives in Minneapolis and has a girl and 2 boys Mark lives in Wolsey So Dak has a girl and boy. Orle and I live in Huron and I have 3 girls and 2 boys.
At the time of Mothers death I tried to send out a note to all I could find trace of[.] We had a lot to take care of as you know. I am to blame if you people were missed as father left things to us children. Then when father left us he went suddenly and the only address I could find was only signed Aunt Mary. And as we did not know any of our Eastern relatives could not notify you.
I wish you would write to me and tell something about the relatives we have in that section.
We know how you miss your dear ones gone for it seems to me that I never half knew the great love of father and mother until they were gone. Now I hope you will find a chance to write again in the near future and tell us a lot about yourselves.
Sincerely yours
Jacob H Cogswell353 Utah St
Huron So Dak.