May 1867 - two letters to Richard Terry junior in Tasmania from his mother Elizabeth in Tingewick, enclosed in another from his brother-in-law Joseph Heritage.
Transcription kindly contributed by Gwennith May Smith (1929-2010), great-granddaughter of Richard Terry, through her daughter Virginia Ling
The first letter was in Elizabeth's own hand writing - I have tidied up some of the strangest spelling in the interests of readability
Tingewick
May 17th 1867
Dear sun this letter was rot a month ago but i did not have the likness when went for it so i was forset to prefer it til now and dear sun sister Eliza as incersed her family sinc then She was confined with a boy a fortnit ago and they har both goin on well thank god for it and god bless you all.
This is Mothers hone hand writing
my derest sun i have rot to or lins to you to let you no that
i ham aliv and well thank god for it and to tell that i started
a leter and my 
likeness to you jun the 18 so the crost on the water but i hop you have got it all rit now dear sun i was out
for to months all to gether hat the tim as i should have rot to
you giv my lov to dear sister and my der litle gran children
your uncel richard and his wif i must sey good by and god bless
you all i hop you hav herd of your brother so no more hat
present
from your hever loving
mother elizab
Dear brother i must tell you that old England as Been full of Trubble this last 12 months for we have had a plage amung the cattle which as destroyed hundreds of thousands of cows and calves and the calria as been very bad in some parts of the cuntry and a grate maney pepol have died; and mutton is still 10 per pound and bread 7 the 4 pound lofe wheat is 6 to 7 per buchel and so now; must conclude with all our kind love to you all and ever remain your ever loving sisters and Brothers and Mother
Joseph and Sarah Heritage
Tingewick Buckingham