Letter from Joel Nichols to John Asberry Nichols, Crenshaw, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/crenshaw/history/letters/jnichols.txt =============================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Nicholas Goatrock ================================================================================= March 2001 Here is a copy of an old letter from Joel Nichols (saved by descendants of John Asberry Nichols of Wing, AL). Joel was born Sept 30, 1834 and died June 30, 1901. He was married to Susan Elizabeth Wellmaker. Joel was the son of John Nichols, and John Asberry was the son of William E. Nichols...the two were brothers. I do not have the original, Reubin Nichols (of Wing, AL) did, but he died. Mount Ida April the 7th, 1895 Mr. J. A. Nichols, Crenshaw County, Ala Dear cousin it is with pleasure that I endeaver to answer your kind letter that I received sometime ago. We are all tolerably well at this time. Hoping it will find you all well. We are done planting corn. We haven't planted any cotton yet, but I think will plant some next week. it has been the hardest winter I think that I ever saw here. We made a good crop last year made plenty of corn 36 bales of cotton You must excuse me for not writing sooner. I have been in bad health until recently. let me know how you got along with your saw mill in the future I will answer you letters as soon as I get them write and tell me how all your children are getting along. tell them to write to me You must be sure to write for I am glad to hear from You all at any time it would please me the best in the world to see you all you said something about coming in the summer I would be more than glad to see you all any time. I will close for this time Write soon and all the news' Your loving cousin Joel Nichols