1894 letter from Hannah Corbett to C.S. Melloy

Contributed to the Webster County KYGenWeb Archives by:
Marilyn Phegley, 
Robert Scott Melloy,
Samuel Headley Melloy and
Bobbye Reagan 
who sent the following information to preface the letter:
"Mary Hannah Corbett, 12 Jul 1873-22 Mar 1902, was the daughter
of Joseph Corbett, whose biography is online at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~kywebste/biogs/biogs5.htm#5
Hannah married Ashton Lewis 29 Nov 1894 in Webster County.
Hannah is buried in Big Hill Cemetery next to her mother, Esther
Corbett. We do not know what happened to her Dad, Joseph Corbett
(of the biography) nor her brothers, except for William Melloy,
mentioned in the letter as Willie."


Providence, Kentucky
July 5, 1894

Mr. C.S. Melloy
Evansville, Indiana

Dear Brother:

We received your letter today and were very glad to hear from you
and to know that you are getting along all right and doing well.

Mama as you know is never well, but she does not get so nervous
as she used to which you know is a great blessing.  She was
overjoyed to receive the money you sent and nothing would do but
I must sit right down and answer it immediately.

I was examined at Madisonville and secured a first class
certificate good for four years in Hopkins county but I have
secured the McGaw School for this year and will have to be
examined at Dixon tomorrow and Saturday.  Pray for my success
Charlie in a first class there too.  It will be so handy  for me.
You see I can go from home every morning and I can help Mama a
great deal.

I am not coming home from Dixon but am going to Vandersburg where
I expect to spend several weeks with my old chum Miss Ida Wright.
She is the very best of girls and such a little might and just to
think she used to be larger than myself.  Her father and mother
came after her the last day of school and I went and took dinner
with them.  They are such nice people I know I will have just a
splendid time.

Mr. T.B. Payne buried both Strotha and his little baby last
Saturday.  It was a sad sight to see him put two children in the
grave at one time.  Mr. Hunter and Strotha had gone squirrel
hunting when by some accident or other S got his arm shot and it
was taken off.  Everything was done for him that possibly could
be but blood poison sat up and had to go.  It was a sad blow to
his parents.

Willie (Melloy) was here not long ago and said he had got out
about three acres of tobacco.  We are looking for Annie (Headley
Melloy) and the babies over Sunday.  Little Marion (Melloy) is
growing like a weed.  He is nearly as large as Charlie (Melloy)
now.

I must close now.  No more at present.  Love from all, from your
sister,

H. Corbett

PS Be sure to write soon for Mama says that was only a piece of a
letter.

Write soon.

Hannah

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