June the 30 day 1853 my dear and loving children this comes to inform you
of our circumstances that we are not veary well but we are a bout as well
as you could expect old people to be the most of your connection is all
well as far as i no except anderson jinnings he is lying very bad of[f]
confined to his bed betwixt five and six ths morn and it is mighty
uncertain of his ever recovering at this time i have sold my land and is a
living with andersons family at this time and expect to live with them
while i do live and i can live on the interest of my money while i do live
i was not able to tend my farm and i thought i could live easier on the
interest of my money than i could to work my dear and loving children you
have no idea how bad we want to see you and i want you when you get this
letter to rite to us i want you to rite to us about charles lewis whether
he is ever come back from california or not and about young fielding lewis
if you hear from him Since went over the oragin mountain and we heare that
his wife was dead and three of his children all died a going over the
oragin mountain i would be glad to come and see you all but i dont believe
i should be able to get there if i was to start i wish you would come and
see us if possibly could come and if you cant come and i cant come see you
let us try to meet in heaven where parting is no more i want you when you
get this letter to send it to charles family and from charles to alfords
family i did think if i thought travel then i would stay and come this fall
if i do start to come i expect that anderson jinnings son David will come
withe me and if we dont i want you to rite to us all three familes Squire
and Charles and Alford this from your loving father
David moor
god bless you all for ever
Anderson jinnings family is a doing about as well as are a family in the
country is a doing John Jinnings family is not doing as well as anderson
family is doing he is a living on andersons land if it wasent for Drinking
to much he wood do pretty well and he has a big family they nine children
green cardwell he married anderson Daughter jane and he is adoing first
rate
one of your Sister Sarah lebo Sons got killed at knoxville the Spring her
oldest Son his name was John lebo another man stagged him
there has been the greatest Droueth in this country this season that ever
has been been known Since the county was first Settled there hant been but
one rain in too months that wet the ground more than one inch deep
