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David Rodgers to John C. Rodgers

[Contributor’s notes: The letter is not dated but appears to have been written in late 1840 or early 1850 from Marshall County to John C. who lived in Polk County, MO. It was sent from the Lewisburg Post office.]

State of Tennessee Marshal County

Deare son we received your letter on the 19th of this instant which gave us some satisfaction to heare from you and your helth for which we out to be thankfull we and all your conection are all injoying common helth at preasant as fair as we no I mus inform you that times are hard but we have tolerable crops this yeare and the blessing of general helth in our country I have nothing of more importance to wright to you at preasant we lern from your letter that you intend coming to see us we shall be glad to see you onst more in time and will receive the returning prodigale again you wished to no whare Thomas Stubblefield and James Rodgers lives but we don’t know what county either of them lives in George Rodgers got home in fourteeen days from that country and him and William has been gone to the South four weeks and we look for their return shortly and Jackson and Richard expects to start to the South in a few weeks Martha King is living with us Mary is dead and the other three is at their grandfather kings William and Washington Taylor has settled on amicable terms we wish you to leave that country before the cold season sets in corn can be had at one dollar per barne and pork at two and two fifty per hundred we think no stated price yet So I must conclude with no more at preasant but still remain yours till death

To John Rodgers

David Rodgers Mary Rodgers