Letter: George Terry (Madison Co., Al.) to his son John P. Terry (Bossier Parish, La.)

Submitted by: Sue Potts**



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Dec. 2, 1861

Dear Son and Daughter,

I have with pleasure read your letter to Southall. I was 
glad to hear that you were all well and hope that you will 
henceforth enjoy good health but I fear that if you get on 
the river you will have more sickness. My family have had 
good health this year .I am quite feeble but my health is 
as good as I have reason to expect. Lee and John Southall 
are in the army. Lee is in Kentucky. John in east 
Tennessee. The Linconites have burned four railroad 
bridges up there the Confederate troops have taken some 
hundred of the union men there and have them in prison. I 
believe there have been no executions yet. Lee is at 
Hopkinsville, Kentucky. I expect he will be at Columbus at 
the great anticipated battle. He has just got out of the 
measles. He belongs to a Calvary company. He will write to 
you as soon as he gets your address which I shall send him 
by the first mail. I got your letter perhaps the first you 
wrote after you got home. I answered it immediately. I 
then wrote you that Ms. Taylor had taken you buggy at $50 
payable the first of January. Next I also sold ___ to 
James Wily for $ 75 payable al the some time with Jack 
Wood Security. Wily has gone to the war. I do not know 
when I will get the money as I expect there will be a stay 
or stop law past soon. I shall collect it as quick as I can.

Your Brother ands Sister was well a few days back. Eleanor, 
your mother is dead. She died at Wesley’s . She came there 
on a visit was taken sick and died. I think some time in 
October. I know nothing of the rest of your folks.

Corn crops here is fine . It is worth $2 per barrel. The 
wheat crop not as good Wheat $1 per bushel. Our cotton is 
a fair average but no price on it as yet.

Mary and her little ones are well and getting on pretty 
well in John’s absence. Eliza has another daughter. She 
has bin vany for some time. She is up now the rest of the 
family are well. Write again soon. My respects to all the 
children. Tell Bruce I want a letter from him and Mary and 
I do not want to wait long.

Your affectionate Father,
George Terry
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(**Note: This is a letter written from George Terry of 
Madison Co. Ala. to his son John Peyton Terry is Bossier 
Parish in 1861. John P. and Elenor Virginia [nee Campbell]. 
Terry's daughter was Mary Elizabeth Terry who married James 
Monroe Mading in Bossier Parish.  -Sue Potts)