Letter from Henry Hawkins to John and Mary Hawkins Adams, Lowndes/St. Clair, AL http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/lowndes/history/letters/hhawkins.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: Mary Ann Nichol ================================================================================ November 1999 Letter of Henry Hawkins to John and Mary Hawkins Adams, Lowndes/St. Clair Co,'s AL August 23, 1875 St. Clair County Ala. Dear brother and sister I once more want to her from you and to her how you like texas I haven't heard from you but once since you left I did not no wher to write but brother steave told me your post office this leaves our well Jimy ? he has bin having the chils and I hope these few lines may find you and family well and doing well for nuse I have not mutch to writ crops is very good but every thing is very high here I have just have just received a letter from steave and all was well John I want you to write me all about texas and how you like it and if you think it is a better country than this or where you left I would like very much to go there if it is a good country tel lorny?? That the old man is in very bad health no I saw him a few days ago and he wants to here from him very bad tell Mary an that liza has got a fine boy at last so I will come to a close by asking you to write soon and give me all the nuse Direct your letters to greensport St Clair county Henry Hawkins Greensport st clair county Ala [note by submitter: This letter was saved by descendant (John Magee) of Henry's sister Mary Ann Adams in TX. Henry was son of Stephen and Mary Etheridge Hawkins of GA, Conecuh & Lowndes Co, AL]