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Hi brashergirl.

I think "sister-in-law" is exactly that.  "Cousin" may also be a second, third and so on.  In my own family there was a couple that my mother called "cousins" but she could not explain how we were related even though they had the same last name.  In my research I found out that my mother's and the other family were two branches of the same ggg-grandparents.  Of course, this might not hold true in the part of Italy where your ancestors come from.

Hope this helps.
Mary

Hi brashergirl,

Here is the last part.  Sorry, but there are some words that I just haven't been able to decipher.

Page 3 and 4
Dear Cousin Madalena
Even though I am surrounded by troubles, we are healthy. I hope that so are you all.  So, the ……news of your interest.  Your brother Domenico, my son-in-law, came while he was alive, saying that he was waiting on the proxy from you sisters, but he didn’t receive anything.  So, he died September 10, 1923 without clearing up any business neither for himself nor for you.  Now I want to tell you that my father your …..before dying gave(told?) to me that at the post office of Sparone there existed thee booklets stipulated? and left there in custody.  Now going in search? to deliver the death certificate of your brother, the postal clerk gave only one existing of  over 7,000 Lire, one of your brother Antonio, of 5,000 Lire. 

Also, my father, before dying gave to me registered in Crič(Erič?) on September 10, 1894.  Therefore, we are about to arrive at the balance of 30 years and we are running the risk of losing possession.  They have the documents of rental receipts.  After my father died, they didn’t pay any more rent and we don’t have proof. During the time the most informed have  died …therefore ….quickly….without wasting time if you don’t want to lose everything. 
Greetings to everyone, husband and family.
Sparone, November 7 
Your distressed cousin,
Magnino Marianna
I implore you, a quick reply.

Mary

Here is the first letter.  The rest may take a little while, as I had not realized that it is so long and seems to include some local dialect words, which I'm not familiar with.  What part of Italy did these letters come from?

Dear sister-in-law
I am writing a couple of lines to you to let you know the news of my health.
I am well as I also hope you are, only that I am unlucky/unfortunate.  I’ve already written to you once and I didn’t receive any reply.  I don’t know if my letter got lost.  Receive greetings from all of us. I am your sister-in-law
Onorina Giachino

Mary