to T. J. Kersey, August 19, 1894

Letter is property of David B. Kersey, Obion County, TN, all rights reserved, 1998

To her brother Tom Kersey (David Thomas Jefferson Kersey)
August 19, 1894, Comanche, Texas,
after the death of their mother,
Susannah H. Trigg Kersey, August 4, 1894

Comanche, Texas
August 19, 1894

T. J. Kersey. Troy Tenn.

Dear Brother

Your letter at hand glad to hear you all but sorrow to hear of my Dear old Mother death
but the Lord help us to
submit to thy Will
So Let us Live So as
to Meet her in heaven
how old was Mother

What is the Resion You all dont Writ to Me offton Hiram (brother, Hiram T. Kersey) Wrot to us before went to see You all and since then I have never got one card and We ancered it and heared from him eny more I got Letters a While from Nancy (sister, Nancy J Kersey Harmon) but she has quit Writing We have Wrot to you all ever time We Got a Letter & more too.

Puss (Clarinda H. Calhoun Kersey) Dear Sister I Would be so glad see You all. I no you was good to our old Mother—

May the Lord Bless You & Your family. Give my Love and Respects to all the Connection and Reserve a lare (large) poshen yourself. Tell them to Write to ME. So I Will Close for this time.

Write soon to your Sister
Drusiler R. Young

P.S. this leves us all Well hoping this Will find You all Well