Stewart Co. GA - History - Letters John A. Morris letter dated June 21, 1861 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Harris Hill harrishill@starband.net March 2003 John A. Morris letter dated June 21, 1861 Lumpkin Stewart County Ga June No 21 1861 __ D.M. Phillips At home Dear friend, I avail my self at dropin ___ a few lines to let you no (know) that me & family is well. Hopin that they may find you enjoyin the same belesin (blessing). I received your letter the 15th of May an (and) was glad to hear hear from you. All of Granna(?) family is well. She sends her best respts (respects) to you & wife & children. She sed (said) wantt (want) to see you all very badly. We have som(some) sickness hear (here) & some fever deaths. Times hear (here) is hard. Know but it will be worse next year for we have not had no rain rain in 5 weekes (weeks). Not a nape(?) to runoff of the eve (eave) of the house & my corn is a dien (dying) by ___ want a rain. Corn is worth $1.50 (smudged), meat 22 cents, flour $12 per bbl. and coffee 35 cents per lb & I think times is a gettin to be very hard. We have _ company in this county. Peas is worth $2.25 per bushel. Dave, you must excuse me for not (writing) you before know (now). I would have donit (done it) but I hav (! have) not had no money. I want yo to send me a way bill in your next letter. If I can get of (off) next winter I shall move out there & I wan(t) you to write to me soon and send me a pay bill & James M. ses he will come with me. Dave, I have a fine boy. He likes 8 days of 3 months old. He waise(weighs) 16 1/2 pound & his name is Gorge Washington Morris & if he were old a nufe (enough) he should go to the war. James Morris olds (oldest) boy is gon(e). He is at Pencicola (Pensacola). I received a letter from him last night & he was well & enjoyin his self some, has plenty to eat. They have had one fight and expect a nother in a few days. I gets a letter from him evry (every) 2 weeks. Well, I must come to a clouse (close). Dave write to me soon as you get this. I am yours until death. John A. Morris D.M. Phillips Notes: This letter by John A. Morris of Stewart county is written to David Marion Phillips who by this time is thought to be in Louisiana. He had lived in Monroe and Marion counties prior to this time. I had very little success researching this letter. It would seem that there should be more available as there are some excellent leads in the letter. The only Morris' in Stewart Co. CSA units all enlisted after the date of this letter, so I presume James Morris' oldest boy must have enlisted in another county. Does anyone know anything on George Washington Morris? I did find John A. Morris on the 1850 Stewart census. Any help appreciated Harris Hill harrishill@starband.net 1850 Stewart Co. census Panhandle district 18 Aug 1850 page 42 47/47 John A. Morris 28 m farmer 1000 SC Georgia 17 f GA