17 April 1874 Letter from George Kilgore to his future brother-in-law, James Monroe Smith

Submitted for the Union Parish Louisiana USGenWeb Archives by Robert S. Hendrick, 5/2005

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Materials from the Personal Collection of Dr. Robert S. Hendrick, Jr.
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17 April 1874 Letter from George Kilgore to his future brother-in-law, James Monroe Smith
Smith became the Union Parish Clerk of Court in 1879
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April 17, 1874 
New Orleans, LA 
 
Mr. James Smith 
Farmerville, LA 
 
Friend James, 
 
   Yours of the 2nd Inst. (?) was duly received a short time ago; but you must 
forgive me for being so negligent. I would have answered sooner; but you must 
know that I have been very busy, and I am still so; but deem it my duty to 
answer your very kind and highly appreciated letter. This to my great 
misfortune, leaves me unwell; but am able to be up. My illness is from a very 
severe cold which I have been troubled with for some time. We have been having a 
great deal of rain down here; but you may rest assured that it is not at all 
agreeable. The river is higher now than it ever has been since 1844. There was a 
great many breaks in the levee, and consequently much uneasiness is at hand. The 
water is running down Canal Street from the river, and the general opinion is 
that the main part of the city will soon be under water. I am thinking of 
procuring me a raft or a skiff to go from place to place. Your Uncle Perrie 
(Oliver Perry Smith?) has been down for the last week; but he left this evening; 
You must excuse the short letters; for I am trying very hard to get through 
before I return; so I do not spend very much time in letter writing, although I 
appreciate a letter as much as anyone. You may look for me about the first or 
the middle of June; for I think I can finish by that time. Wash Boyd is trying 
for a diploma now, and has been for the last three weeks; so you can what an 
examination we have to go through. 
 
Hoping this will find you well; I Remain as Ever Your Friend, 
 
Geo. A. Kilgore Jr. 

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