Gibson County Indiana , letter Letter from Robert Montgomery to his parents, William and Margaret Montgomery in Wilkinson County, Georgia Indiany Dier honored father and mother sisters and Teretory brothers I take this oppertunity to inform July the 15 you that I am in good helth at preasent thank Be to god for his marcy, and I hope that these few lines will find you all in the same state of helth I have been very sick ever sence i have been in this cuntry untill about five months agon about too weekes after I came to this cuntry I tok what the colded the inftuansy coff or colld and was nigh unto Death but god had marcy on me after having recovered a little I cut my foot and gitting cold init being in the hardest of the winter I ha like to have lost my foot and long (?) of never was out of the hous for seven weeks nor did I walk upon hit in all most three months and the last of July I took the feavers which held me untill Christmas Thiss I have related to you my destress of body and much more of my mind but thanks be to god for his mercy I now injoy my helth as well as ever I did in my life I am not setisfied with this cuntry I expect to leave this part this fall I have som thoughts of going to the mesury but I am not sertain whether I shall go to the mesury or come back to tenicy I woul not advise any of my friends to come to this cuntry for it is a sickly cuntry and ____ with so many ill conveniances that a man hath no chance to make any thing Religion is at this time improving very fast considering the newness of the place the Baptist and Mathodists are the chief society in this cuntry there is not a prespaterian minnister on this side of the ohio as I have ever hard of I am now living on paloke a Branch of the warbash and I never have heard any thing frome you since I left your house I greatly long to see you all But I never expect to live in your cuntry any more but if I move to tenicy I will come and see you as soon as I can but I cant sel no time I am yet single but I do no expect to continue so long I ad no more at present But remains your loving Son untill Death Robert Montgomery I have many things to right unto you my dier friend but time and oppertunity will not permit (From Montgomery Family Papers, on microfilm at Emory University and the Georgia Archives in Atlanta, Georgia) --------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. --------------------------------------------------------------------- --- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Beth Collins (© 1999 Beth Collins)