Meade County, KY - Letter H.A.Trotter, Jehu Brandenburg submitted by Virginia Finley All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Harrison County, Indiana Letter from H. A. Trotter to Jehu Brandenburg. H. A. Trotter is Jehu’s son-in-law, married to Jehu’s daughter Gilly and Helen Crayden’s grandfather, Hugh. Mauckport, March 7th (no year) Dear Friend: I received your letter today. Old man Easton arrived yesterday and come up this morning to the Dednings with it. We are all well at this time. Tom has been sick, but is on his pegs again. Sarah and her chaps come last Sunday and are here now. I have no news of importance at this time, only times are dull as anyone can imagine, and if you can make anything by staying a little longer you had better do it. There is no earthly chance to make anything here at this time. Have most of his ground broke up. N C is going to plant potatoes tomorrow, if it does not rain. We are planting in the Dedning. Will get about 1-1/2 acres planted today. Just about one-half of my seed potatoes rotted. Bill Evans and Ione Best are married. He is going to crop with Hoffman. Splendid match. The Bridge across Licksum is finished and the people are hauling over it. The next thing is one over Buck Creek. I must close this, as I will not get it in the mail tonight, as it is nearly time to make up the mail. Give my respect to the balance of the chaps that is with you. Tom wants to write Uncle Green a letter and if he sends it you will get all the news. Yours and so forth, A. Trotter Letter from H. A. Trotter to Jehu Brandenburg, Harrison County, Indiana. H. A. Trotter is Jehu’s son-in-law, married to Jehu’s daughter Gilly and Helen Crayden’s grandfather, Hugh. In 1846 more than 2,000 flatboats sailed down the river to New Orleans. But by the 1860 they had all but disappeared. Thursday, December 15, 1870 Friend Jehu: I thought I would write you a few lines while I am on watch to let you know that we are all well, hoping when these few lines come to hand they may find you enjoying the same blessing. Well, Jehu, we have had a tolerable good trip so far. We haven’t touched bottom since we started. We have had a good deal of wind to contend with, which made it a little harder for us. We are in company with 8 boats. Lashel is laying right above us. We are laying just at the foot of the little chain. Ben was afraid to run the ground chain in the night so we laid up here. We are going to start out at 3 o’clock which will put us at the ground chain at daylight. We want to make Cairo tomorrow evening, if we can. Martin is about two days ahead of us. I think we will catch him in the Mississippi. Well, Jehu, we have had rite smart fun so far. You ought see Davie a cooking. We have a heap of fun with Harry. _________ is laying here on the bench beside me now. Bill Kaisk wrote two love letters tonight. One to Clare and one to Lue Dran. Dave wrote him today. He put his letter in at Metropolis. Well Jehu, I nothing more to write, so I will bring my letter to a close. So no more at present, but I still remain your true friend. Write soon. Direct to Memphis. I will put this in at Cairo. H. A. Trotter