Coweta County GaArchives History - Letters .....Guada Lona Bridges To Elizabeth Moses Bridges 
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Linda Blum-Barton http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00003.html#0000645 February 3, 2008, 3:44 am

Transcription of letter in my possession.  It is unfortunately torn in half so 
there are only parts of 3 pages left.  Transcribed on 1/14/03.

                                          Gadsden, Ala  Feb 5th


Dear Mother, 

     I take the pleasure of answering your letter that I received the other day 
was glad to hear from you all.  We are all well, Norton has had a very severe 
spell of pneumonia he is about to get well again.  I don’t heare of much 
sickness here.  We are………………. 

Pg. 2

Abihue bought corn enough to feed his mule at 90 cents when we first came but 
we have got all our bred to buy.  I have bought me a cow I gave 20 dollars she 
is a good one.  I have milk and butter a plenty.  I get three gallons of milk 
every day some days she gives three and a half.  None of the children are not 
going to school now I reckon they will go the last term if we make anything to 
pay…………


Pg. 3

Grape cuttings when you mailed your letter they have not come yet.  The letter 
was a good while a coming.  I never got it till last Friday.  I will close for 
I have no news to write.  Tell Rosa Willie said he was going to answer her 
letter this week.  Do you ever heare from him and where is his post office.  
Write soon and tell the rest to write. 

                     Love,

  (This is from Guada Lona Bridges, wife of Abihue Christopher to her mother, 
Elizabeth Moses Bridges)



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