Letter to Sarah Jane Tarver & Amcivella Lofton; Rapides, Louisiana
Submitter: Betty White

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A letter written by Pleasant Smith to his two daughters in Louisiana, 
Sarah Jane Tarver, wife of Allen Tarver, and Amcivella Lofton, wife of 
Perry Lofton.

State of Miss Oct the 23 1872
Franklin County Dear Childrin I once
more take the pleasure of writing you a few
lines to let you know how I am. I am in tolrable
good helth at this time I have ben rite sick but
I am a giting a bout a gaine I hope these few lines
may find you all well. I have bin to see all of my children
last weeke. I spent one week with them and the rest
of the conextions ther are all well eaxcpt James wife Sarah
she has the chill and fever I have nothing strange to write
there has bin a graite deale of sicknis in this contry this
yeare and is yet there has bin a good many deths in the
neighbour hood John Wactor is in bad helth at this
time and has ben ever sence he got back from that contry
the rest of his familey is weell Isaac and his wife is well and a
doing well he has maide a bout fore bailes of cotten and a
bouit three hundred bushels of corne this yeare I want to see
you all verry bad I expect to come over with William Lofton
I went to see him a few days ago he sais I mut wait til he
mooves and come with him there I want to go and see your uncle
Perry and Jesse and all of you aunts before I leave this conty
I am a doing verry well with Isaac but I dont want to
stay in this contry there is no amusement here in the werld
I have a good horse to ride when I to go and I can go when I
wish and com when I please I have wrote to you before and have
got no ancer. I want you to write to me if you know were Mile
and Elizabeth is if you know
Perry I want you to write to me how you are a gitting
a long I shant writ no more til I come over there give my
respects to all inquring frends so nothing more at this time
only remains yous til deth
Pleasant Smith
To Sarah J Tarver and Amcivella Lofton
Elizabeth sais tell Genna and Mary Red that she
is well and harty and she wants them to write to her