TAYLOR – TAYLOR
SHARON TENN 4 NOV 1888
R H TAYLOR to J M T His son.
Dear son after so long a time in answering your letter I seat myself this beautiful Sabath morning to try in my scribbling way to write……….this leaves us all in tolerable health at this time except bad colds and i …… And rust when this comes to—-it may find you and yours well and doing well Jo i dont want you to think hard of me for not writing to o you sooner\ for I was in very bad health when i got your letter and i wold neither work or write for two or three months my health got better and i had to go to work and when i work daily i am in pore fix to write sorry must excuse me for not writing sooner as i am away from home all the week and Sunday involved around here
The health of this country is running good at this time though there have been a great deal of sickness this summer and fall and some deaths John Underwood is dead the Doctors thought he died of yellow feverthe connection isall well————well Jo i wish you was here to help me lay brick for they have been puting me through for the last ? months and i am not near through yet if i keep able to work i have at least a months work on hand yet well Jo I would like to no how you are getting along with your —? and well digging and so on i would like very much to here how your getting along in general and how your wifes health is and the news of your country so turn over.
Well JO i no you would like to hear from your sisters children. Hannah was at our house in August and her bunch (beard?) talked of moving to Texas and i gave them your county and poste office so as they could write you a letter I saw willie and gave him your address and he spoke of coming to see you this fall or winter iman? is living with Allie beard Somma is living with sam pointer – Ellen is living in the north part of the county i have not seen her since her papa died Dan Jackson is preparing to move to arkansas in green or clay county they aim to get between now and Christmas I think it a bad move for he was getting along very well Jo give my best respects to Mr Wagner and tel him i would to see him and visit his spring and take a good drink of his health restorer.
well we have the best crops of tobaco we have raised for years though the river is very low and the farmers are down in the mouth cotton is very good and is fare price we have had a very fine fall for gathering our crops. Jo dont fail to write to me as soon as you get mine as i am very anxious to hear from you give my best love and respect to Ida and frank and tel them i would be very glad to see them your ama and the children send their love and respects to you and Ida Jo I hardly ever go to sleep at nite without thinking of you and i hope you will remember me write as soon as you get this tell Ida to write and let me know how the geese come on i hope you will come to see us soon your affectionate father.
Note: This letter was written by my Great Grandfather to his son Joseph Marshall Taylor in 1888 Submitted by Ina Louise Taylor Price.
