Taylor County Georgia History Letters - Henry Crowell 1812 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Millie Stewart" Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/taylor.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Point Pitter 22 November 1812 Dear Wife: I have nothing worth communicaitng since my last to you and only write that you may have the satisfaction of hearing that I am very well. I am in better state of health and fatter than I have been in two years. My waistcoats are too small and my breaches too tight. I am apprehensive you are not all so well at home for I fear there is something amiss or some of you would have wrote me before now. It is quite uncertain when we shall leave here not before two or three weeks if then unless they send me to Fernandina or Amelia Island, which has been contemplated by Col. Smith, but tis uncertain whether that will take place or not. There will be no further movements of the troops from this place till further orders firm General Pinkney who is absent in Florida or from Gen. Flournoy, the orders will depend entirely on the decision of Congress to say whether they will or will not take Augustine if they say take it we shall commence a train operations, if not we shall be ordered out of the province. I am strongly of the opinion we shall be ordered to commence to plan of operations and they will be vastly laborious. Richard Whitaker has been sick with a cold, he is better. S. Paul and Hardy Whitaker are both fat. Went with his company to Florida. I hope wife you will bear my absence with fortitude recollecting I am in the service of my country and if I die my grave will be overspread with laurels. A letter from you or your father would be satisfactory. Tell Mary I; have just opened the big jar of butter eat little about twice a week to taste my mouth, tis very good. We are all healthy colds excepted. I am dear wife your constant and affectionate husband. H. Crowell Note: Point Pitter is near Penfield in Greene County. Don't hold me to that one. He was a Captain, and He was under Col. Smith. He formed his own company. They were apparently under General Pinkney. I find that the War of 1812 is somewhat sketchy for records. Henry and Sarah Cantey eloped, she 16, and he 26. The story goes that he rode his horse to the Lady's kitchen window, and she jumped from the window to the back of the horse and they were off in gallop. They married in Washington County, where he was Deputy Sheriff in 1811. However they married in 1808. ======================================================================= Camp 10 October 1812 Dear Wife, I have but little to write and but little time to write, for I have got up and put on my clothes at ten o'clock to write this. We are going on but very slowly. We have this night camp! about fifty miles below Sanderville. We are going on tolerable well & in tolerable health. There is some sickness among us which I believe originates from being out and eating fresh beef. I have found the most infinite service from the provisions I took with me in first. I do not know how I should have made out without it. Mamma Martin gave me a jar of butter & one of preserves. I have never drawn a ration yet. I hope I shall have it in my favor to write you more favorable news of my situation than you expected, before the middle of next month. I will write to you by every opportunity if I would write & leave the letters at Tuckers, it could be handed to me by private Last(?). We have about 600 men along and 20 wagons. Kiss the children for me & learn Jack to call Papa before I come home. I am dear wife, as usual, your devoted companion- H.Crowell ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============