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  Forth Lupton Colo april 7, - 1961. Querida hija,

la presente es para saludarte, tanto á ti Como á tu esposo y familia, esperando que aygas pasaso bien estos días de la Cuaresma pues nosotros estamos bien con salud Gracias á Dios;

pues como me da gusto, que tu enseñes á tus niños á la religion Catolica; aslos á todos que se confirmen y se confiesen resíban los sacramentos de la Iglesia Catolíca; y tu tambien as tiempo para confesarte y recívir flos sacramentos;

bueno muchas gracias   por los retratos que me mandastes, no mas te falto el Billy boy, el no esta, pero todos esta muy bien grandes que estan ya los muchachos;

Ojala y no se te enfermen; se miran muy bien; yo é estado muy bien no me á agarado la pataleta; Bendito Díos; es porlo que le doy Gracias á Díos;

y mira hija te encargo que no te estes mucho sín escrivir yo me estube desde march 17. para hora es 7, april; pero tu que estas asta 3, meses sín escribír, no creas simpre tengo pena de Uds, tanto que pasa;

bueno pues creo que esto sera todo por esta ves; muchos recuerdos para Bill tu esposo   y para Billy boy y para Robert, y Pamela, y para Elizabeth;

y tu recive el mas fino recuerdo de nosotros Jess y family, Max y tu mamá Jesusita Baros; Torres

Translation

  Fort Lupton, Colorado April 7, 1961 Dear daughter,

this letter is to greet you as well as your husband and family, hoping you’ve spent a good Lent. We are well and healthy, thank God.

Well, how it makes me glad that you are teaching your children about raising your children in the Catholic religion. Take all of them to be confirmed, and to confess, to receive the sacraments of the Catholic Church. And you too, make time to go to confession and to receive the sacraments.

Well, thank you   for the portraits that you sent me. The only one missing is Billy Boy. He is not in them, but everyone else came out quite well. The kids are very big.

I hope they don’t get sick. They look great. I’ve been quite well. I haven’t had the tantrum health crisis, blessed be God. For this I thank God.

And look, I entrust you ask you to beg of you not to take too long before writing to me. I have not written since March 17, and today is April 7, but you let up to three months go by without writing, and really, I worry about you, with so many things happening going on.

Well, I think this will be all for today. Many regards much love for Bill, your husband.   and for Billy Boy, and for Robert, and Pamela, and for Elizabeth;

and you, receive the finest regards from us, Jess and his family, Max and your mom Jesusita Baros Torres