CORRESPONDENCE:  Portion of letter from Lucian Minor PARRISH to Fannie
                 Parrish PORTER

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Transcribed by:  Marabeth Plowman (maraedplow@earthlink.net)
Submitted:       18 May 2003
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Wilderness Road.

This is only a portion of a letter from Lucian Minor PARRISH to his 
daughter, Fannie PARRISH PORTER, another letter concerning soap-making.

....We don't hardly know what to say in regard to the soap. We have 
been burning very bad wood this winter and she is afraid the ashes are 
not much account. She would hate for you to beat the trouble of sending 
the grease up and then make a failure but if you can do no better she 
will do the best she can. we might get some ashes some where else. Well 
you said you had been dreaming about me groaning and if you had been 
here you would have heard me sure enough. I have not been well since 
Christmas, I had a bad cold which nearly got me down, then a spell of 
the neuralgia which weakened me more than the cold did then another bad 
cold which I am not rid of yet, accompanied with Rheumatism in my ribs 
and back. I hope however that I will be allright when the weather 
becomes warm and settled. We heard the other day that your uncle Milton 
was very low not expected to live long. Fannie Talbott died the 8th of 
this month she had Diabetes and also pregnant which made it necessary 
to have an operation performed. she seemed to stand the operation very 
well. The child was taken from her but it was 3 months premature and 
consequently it was dead, after which she soon died also. pardon the 
turn this letter has taken, as I could not give you the particulars of 
her death in any better language. Come up soon as we all want to see 
you all very much. Tell Frank half of this letter is for him, from your 
Pa - L.M. Parrish

Submitted by Marabeth Porter Plowman