SCREVEN COUNTY, GA - History  Letter William Michael Henderson to wife 1868
 
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NOTE: Also see letters written during Civil War June 16th 1864 


Following is the letter dated November 3, 1868, that I
transcribed from the original that William Michael
Henderson sent to his wife, (Cynthia) Annie Brown
Henderson.  While it gives a bit of the everyday
happenings of the lower part of Screven County around
the Ogeechee River, it is directed to his wife, who is
visiting her family all the way across the state in
Marion County, Georgia, and he is scolding her for not
yet writing him back.  Some things seem an eternal
complaint, as his is for his not receiving a letter
from her about how she is and how his first born son,
William Francis Henderson, is.



Please note the mention of Mr. Wm. Cooper being very
low and not expected to recover.  The 'Miss Jane' that
he refers to is, according to his Bible, Jane Hodges. 
We cannot yet place who her parents were, but we have
not yet spent any time on Wm. M. Henderson's
stepfather, John M. Cameron's family.  Perhaps it is
one of his family members?  But we have no idea who
she is yet, but that she is a beloved member of the
family.

Carole Farr Drexel

drexel410@charter.net


Cameron Georgia, November 3, 1868



My dear Annie, 

I write you the third letter since you left me, though
at the same time I do not feel that you are deserving
it.  Do you think that I won’t think of you? Or that I
don’t want to hear from you and my dear little boy?
You have been gone two weeks since last night, and I
have not rec’d the scratch of a pen from you.  I feel
miserable, my feeling are perfectly indescribable.  I
scarcily can contain myself.  I want to hear from you
and my sweet little boy so bad; place yourself in my
position and imagine how you would like it.



I am just from the Election today at Marlands Mill.
Every thing passed off very quietly.  Every vote that
was polled was Democratic.  John was the only negro
that left the place and I carried him to drive the
wagon.  He with several other negroes voted the
Democratic ticket, in fact every negro that voted,
voted Democratically and took a receipt showing how
they voted.

I shall start out to court in the morning by daylight.
I hate to leave home very much.  I am very busy.



I commenced making syrup today and shall miss you very
much.  I have had me a splendid mill frame built.



Mr. Wm. Cooper is still very low.  Every one thinks he
hardly will recover.



Nothing new in the neighborhood, except, Opie sent a
bale of cotton to market on last Saturday.  I don’t
want you to hurry your trip but I am crazy to see you
and the baby.



Give my love to all, accept thousands of love for
yourself, and kiss my sweet baby one hour for me, and
if you have not written, please write at once.  Miss
Jane says she never has wanted to see any one in her
life hardily.  Pa speaks of him very often.  

Your very
devoted husband, William M. Henderson