Red circular handstamp postmark: Pulaski, Ten, Dec 21 and manuscript rate: 18, and: Mail }
Addressee:
John Weir, Collumbus, E. Tennessee
Giles County Tennessee
Dear Sister and Brother
Talbert is living in South Missippi. He is at Machester. He is a hole
sail
murchent. Their he was in good health the last time we hird from him
which
was a short time ago. He is doing a good biznus.
I believe I have no other nuse to send you at this time. Times air
verry
dull and produce to. We have maid fine cropps in this country this year
but
it wont bring nothing sckaresly. Pork is onley worth from $2 to $2.50
per
hundred lbs. Corne is worth about one dollar per half bhl and dull sail
at
that. Their has been a great menny hoggs taken from us in this part of
the
counrty this fawl but their is a great menny yet not soald nor wont be
this
season. Sonothing more at preasant onley give our respects to all the
friends and say to them that we wood be glad tha wood right us so that
we
could them also. It wood give us great pleaseure so to do. We have
ritten
some several times since we have had any letter before this one. So
nothing
more at preasant onley.
We Remain
November 18th 1841
We received your letter dated the 23rd of November [October?] and
with the
greatest plaseure to for it has been some time since we have had a
letter
from you before but sorry to learn that Sister Mary Brown is no more but
that is the way we must all go sooner or later. It gives me mutch
pleaseure
to lerne that she was prepared to go. If we all only can say when our
times
come we air reddey it will be enough. We air glad to hear that the rest
of
the connection air in good health. We air all in good health at this
time.
Their is three of our children living at home with us at this time and
three
that has left us tho but one married as yet that is George. He lives
but a
short distance from us. Samuel our youngest is away at school at this
time.
He has not finished his education yet. I expect that he will go to the
South so soone as he getts his Education compleated as this is a pore
country for a young man to make money in.
Your affectionet Brother and _____ [Sister?]
untill death Excuse hais [?]
Signed:
James & Elizabeth [Wilson?]
Transcript of handwritten letter from James and Elizabeth Wilson (sister
and
brother-in-law of Nancy Weir Taylor) to John Weir (husband of Jane Weir
--
Nancy's sister), Columbus, Polk County, E. Tennessee; dated November 18,
1841.
The original letter is in the possession of great, great, great Nephew
J. Edward
Taylor, Maryville, Tennessee.
Transcript made by Mary Lynn Taylor.
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