1851 Letter from Daniel Bowman Acree to sister and brother-in-law Mary Jane Acree & James Madison Turner
Union Parish Louisiana

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The Gazette
1 May 1929, page 1, column 7

"LETTER SHOWN US WRITTEN ON MAY 16TH, 1851
Our old friend, Mr. D. D. Turner of Linville brought to our office last Thursday an 
interesting old relic which he has treasured up for all these years. It is an old 
letter, written May 16, 1851. Here it is in full:

"Union Parish, May 16, 1851."
"Dear Brother and Sister:
I take my pen in hand to write you a few lines and you will learn by the same that we 
are well. I received yours of the 2nd of this month on yesterday and was sorry to hear 
that the children had the whooping cough and that Mary was in bad health, but glad to 
hear that they are on the mend. Some three weeks ago I sent $12.50 to James Carson by 
Solomon Feazel, and if you have not got it yet you can get it by going to Farmerville. 
Aulds has not paid that little mite yet. I would be glad to come and see you and I 
thought of coming some time last week if the bayou had not got in the way, and now for 
the next two weeks I shall be confined - one week in the cotton patch and by that time 
my wheat will be ready to cut. You spoke of going up the Mississippi and wondered if I 
can or could fix up my business so that you could attend to it. You would do so. Well 
if you go I would be glad to do so, and I'll come over as soon as I can, and if you 
should get ready to go before I come over, I would be glad that you come over and see me 
before we start. You must write as soon as you get this. Give my love and respect to 
sister Mary and the children and receive the same. 
Yours with respect,
D. B. Acree."

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Comments:
The author of this letter was Daniel Bowman Acree (c1818 - 1860), and the letter was written 
to his brother-in-law, James Madison Turner, the husband of Acree's sister Mary Jane Acree 
(1824-1886). Acree lived in southeastern Union Parish near present-day Point, and Turner in 
northeastern Union Parish near Marion.]

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