JONES COUNTY, GA - HISTORY LETTERS  Peggy Moore Kenard to son

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Micco Creek Nation
West of Ark  Jan 24h /52       (The year is very fuzzy … could be /53)

My Dear Son,

Your letter of the date Dec. 22nd was received a
short time since.  I need not say that it was welcome
& that it afforded me much pleasure; you know or
should know that it always affords me pleasure to
receive a letter from one whom I love so dearly, my
own son.  I was glad, too, to hear that your health
had been good.

Take care of yourself, my boy, take good care of your
health.  Do not be running out of nights, hunting or
frolicking with the other boys, & be careful about
eating night suppers; they will do you no good but a
great deal of injury.

There are many bad boys no doubt whom you, my son,
will afford them much satisfaction to make you as bad
as they are, but do, my dear boy, resist their
influences, do not learn their bad & wicked practices
& habits; give heed to your Mother's counsel &
prayers; read your Bible, attend church & keep away
from the company of bad boys.

Well now for the news.  Sad news it is.  Poor old
Uncle Big Saul is dead.  He died on the 13th of this
month.  Only sick two days.  But may your death my
son be like his.  He died telling his friends not to
weep, for that he was going to heaven, to happiness,
to glory.  He died calm & peaceful & happy.

Again sad news.  Your little brother, Nobly, is now
just recovering from a most severe attack of illness,
yes he was almost gone.  For a week did your Father
and I sit over him, hardly expecting that he would be
long spared to us.  His disease was winter fever, or
as the Dr. called it, Pluria-pneumonia.  We tried
every means, but could not break the fever.  Drs.
Bailey & Broadman were both to see him, as well as
Chilly and several Indian Drs. all worked on him, but
could do him no good.  At last we heard that there
was a man, a Dr. at Mr. Atkins, passing through from
Mo. to Texas, his horse was lame & he had to lay by a
few days; we sent for him, he visited Nobly several
times & did him much good, he also left us some
medicine, which we gave.  The fever is now entirely
gone, and I am now much in hopes he will get well. If
he does not take cold & relapse.

Your Father's health is pretty good, my own also.

I hope you are trying to improve all you can in your
studies!  Study hard, my boy, do not idle your time,
improve every moment and do not have to regret in
your old days that you wasted your time.

That God may bless you & protect you & direct you is
the earnest prayer of your Mother.

Peggy Ka-nad            (I believe this should be
Kanard)