Green and Sarah Davis – 13 Jun 1844

Address: 
Green A. Davis
Farmerville Post Office
Younion Parish, Louisiana

Tippencanoe Gen
June 13, 1844

Dear Brother,
We received your leter the May 4 and was very glad to here from you, and
that Alexander H. Cannon was with you and your mother says it don her 
good all over.
We are all well at present. Hopen these lines will find you in the same 
state of health. I beleav that they are very well satisfid with thir new 
home. Your friends are all well and nabors are all well.
Crops are very good. Wheat worth 25 sencs, corn 1 dollar, meat 6 sencs, 
coffee 10 sencs a pound.
I am at a loss to writ but I will writ something. Thare has bin some 
deaths and maridgs. Liza Ann Montgomery is marid to Presly King and if 
you will come, I and Chesley King will mary and kill the golen and I 
expect Lucy G. will mary as sune as she can. 
David want and I want you to come. Fetch your wife and pretty boy for 
I am atired of girls. Mother says she wants to see it vary bad 
and do I. Aunt Nancy says she waunt to see you and your litil wife 
and son. If you did know how bad your mother did wont to see you, 
you shorly wold come. I think you would come and mabbe you will give 
my respecs to my nice cousin and tell him to have him pick out a yant. 
Come and I dont know when that will be. Now more at present but remain 
your lovin sister until death.
Sarah Ann Davis to Green A. Davis

Dear Son,
I know take oportunity to inform you that I am well at present. I realle 
glad that you inform us all abot your consuns how you a getiing along. 
Corn crops are promising. I clous at unite (?) to is poorly but can talk on 
on poletickes yet. We hav had a rain yesterday and quinting thinning corn. 
Al is at work in the shop. My hand trimbling so I can't write. 
Green A. Davis, wish you would come. 
June the 14th David Davis

Dear Brother, I will write a word or so not that care much about it, but 
becaus it is the fashion. I am a live but can't eat my share of anything 
at all. I am a Henry Clay Whig and hope you are.
To Green A. Davis John B. Davis

Before I close this leter, give my respects to Alexander Cannon but you did 
not write what you said you would writ. I rechn you would like to hear from 
Jane. She is well I believe. I was at Aunt Nelllys the other day. Tha was 
all well. Your friends and relatives are all well. Sally says she waunts 
you to come if you come home. Adline Allen had ? ? and is to be babtiz nex 
meting. Old Tomy King and Mrs. Hammit is married and has (?) six or seven 
times. Al Wilks is working here in old man's shop.

Good morning, Alexander. How do you on this morning. I wod be glad to see 
you this morning. I am goin to meetin if it dont rain. I expect to see 
Adline and what must I tell her, I saw Jasper yesday he was well. I have 
not seen James in sometime. William Halbrooks was here last Sunday. He was 
as purty as ever.
Nothing more at present but remaine a friend until deth.
Sarah Ann Davis to Alexander Cannon 

We are all well this morning. A good stomake to eat and none to work. James 
M. and his wife is well. Tha have two children. I can hear James talking to 
his babe one a half a mile, and Suzy (?)
Alexander, how do you com on. Ar thar many pretty girls thar. If thar is, I 
will come and see them. I saw Jane last Sunday was a week. And says she (?) 
to (?) you no mour of your (?).
Yours David Y. Davis.

[All the above letters were sent at the same time.]

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