CHATHAM COUNTY, NC - MISC - Letters from Paris T. Utley of Madison Co., TN 
to his father Gabriel Utley and brother Jacob W. Utley of Chatham Co., NC, 
dated March 11, 1847
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Letter from Paris T. Utley of Madison Co., TN to his father Gabriel Utley
and brother Jacob W. Utley of Chatham Co., NC, dated March 11, 1847,
photocopy of original in the possession of Mr. Steven G. Weaver, 914 S. 
Main St., Apt. 2, Belmont, NC, 28012:

Tennessee, Madison County, March the 11, 1847

Dear father: I received your letter the 7th March which giv me great
satisfaction to here you all were well.  We are in farming the sun blessing
[?]  I have nothing of importance to write but I hav seated my self to write
you a few lines to let you know I have not forgot you all.  I often think of
you all and wold like to be with you of all although we are a good distance
apart.  I think we wold all be better satisfied if we were to gether
although I cant think of ever coming to that Country to stay.  I don't wont
to for wold you to come to this country against your will you hav seen it
and be your one July as to my one part I think I can do better here than I
can there and tell Asa him an elizabeth they hav just started in this world
I think they had better come to this country I think it would be the best
dayes work they ever done  I intended to write when uncle Richard come to
this country but he started which I was gone to Memphis but he cold tell you
mor than I can write he tole you most of the news I expect I looked for a
letter when he com bou did not find any you say you hav not had no letter in
twelve months i huv wrote in les tim [?] I dont expect you get all of my
letters if you did you wold writ more you and Jacob bot I wold like to here
from you all as often as possible tell Asa I wold like to se him and his
wife and his little dughter William L says he wants to see his little cusin
he talks a great deal about you all and wants to se you he is one of the
finest boyes in the district he can pick out thirty five and forty pound of
cotton in a day I expect uncle Richard to tel you of the big house I have
[?] and most to big one for me I am afraid I got four hundred dollars for my
place one and to payments and give nine hundred dollars for the place I now
live and I got to pay three hundred and forty fiv dollars in two years and
it will be paid for if hav good luck I can do it maid a very good crop last
year I maid eight bails and half of cotton about one hundred of corn I sold
som corn at two dollars per barel I hav three likly you mules coming on they
will bring som money I hired one negro girl this year giv forty five dollars
for her I hav rented out twenty acres of my land at around half dollar per
acre that will help me some tell William [?] I saw his father in Denmark he
sayes the all are well tell mother and Elizabeth and all the rest I hope I
shall be there som day in thir Country I will now com to a close give my
love to grand mother and all the rest of the family and accept of the sam
you self writ to me as soon as you get this and let now how you are all
geting on your affectionate son Paris T. Utley



Dear brother I will rite you a few lines in this leter to let you now I hav
not forgoten you I expected you to com out with uncle Rchard you are doing
very well while you are single ben wen you get Miss Rollings you had better
bring her out here and make an even start Asa is losing tim in that old
country I am surprised at you all for stay ther when you all now you can
make double out here Temperance Springfield is the third wife of Mr. A.
Skellon Miss Pevine is still waiting on you she sayes she wonts you to com
along if you are going to com she is tired awating on you I have noling to
write I want you to sat down and write to me as son as you get this tell Asa
I wont him to write to me tell Sister Elizabet to write to me and tell me
how is her bowe is nothing more only Riming your Afccont Brother until death
Paris T Utley