As indicated by the envelope, the letter was sent by Mrs. S.J. Owens (also addressed as Mrs. Steven J. Owens, Frances Elvira Owens or Frances Elvira Alexander Owens) from Webster, North Carolina to S.R. Owens (also addressed as Samuel Robert Owens or Samuel R. Owens). The letter is part of an ongoing correspondence between mother (Mrs. Owens) and son (Samuel Owens).