Breckinridge-Hardin County KyArchives History .....John Kasey Diary; Pg. 63 August 19, 1840 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Dana Brown brieskate1016@gmail.com August 29, 2010, 8:20 pm 1840 Aug 19th He died after a 11 days confinement and was intered the 16th. Singelton Kaseys wife very sick taken about the 12th instant at court yesterday and received a letter from C. C. Poten and one from E. C. Jones which gave me great satisfaction to hear from my old friends and acquaintances. Commenced hauling logs for to build a tobacco house today. Rote a letter and started it yesterday 16th to T. A. Cobbs on A/o of his business nothing more Sept 22nd all well except Vincent who has the ague and Fever taken 17th. Several deaths since my last notes. Capt. Nehemiah Dowell died 13th and Stanley – Dowell died 15 both of congestive fever. A good many deaths in this country this fall and a great deal of sickness of fever and ague and ----. Been verry busy saveing tobacco and fodder. At Court yesterday and administered on the Estate of William Morgan been but little about since my last notes at Camp Meeting at Liberty 12 and 13. ----- heap of people and Coldtime at Sash Jordans 20th and staid all night wrote and started a letter to A Kasey Jr and to S Goggin and Jas M Carter the 21st. Nothing more father gone to Chapmans sale to day File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/breckinridge/history/other/johnkase415gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/