Craven-Davidson County NcArchives History - Letters .....Dirtin Lewis To John Lewis 1847 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jo Huettl johit@suddenlink.net February 12, 2008, 1:06 am (Letter found at State Archieves, Raleigh, CR 028.928.12 Mis records) (This letter is hand written and somewhat difficult to read and the spelling is as on the letter-jh) February 29th, 1847 Dear Brother As it has bin some time since we have heard from you I being alone I thought that I would write to you on the first place. I will tell you how I came to be a lone. Your brother is imfil ordered in the county hole he is 30 miles from home and Francis and Edward John Mary is all in Alabama and Nancy and Rellany is the only ones that is hear and your brother and the rest of us intends to go out to our children in course of a few months and if it convenient we will call and see you on our way. I have been very sick for three months but I am now much better. I have the liver complaint my sister is all well When I heard from them Frances has three children two boys one girl Edward one girl John & Mary went this fall all doing well. Your brother has lost all by being writing for men in consequence we are depending on our children and they one as kind as they can be we have made out to gie them all good learning Duran Joner is living in Newbern and is very kind to me she sends Nancy to the acamy (page 2) $ aquatin the likes Nancy she is complaining she begins to look older, you have a write in the late that your brother bill owns and it has to be sole to pay your brother and we found that you had write in the cote and the next of your farther children and lady chile is did and I do escripte if it was look in that there would besomething a coming to you if you are able to do with out the laote give it to Nancy as she is to vars yet and if you can to say how much you will take for your parte it was halfe of a lote and was four children to divide with I wish to no one as I don't aspecte to like and I long write soon as you gite this your brother would if note longe ago but he has bin trying to come to see you but it seems as we cante git alonge in this worlde he is now down at admaiorl necke keeping schoole. Nancy is a woman to rile in leaving and sends hear love to you and all of your family and she sad that if their farther will go by your way it will bonde hear you ate pleasure.carte fall I had one of the sickers family that I give had it came very near killing me your brother in joyer good he a the and looksa s well as he did 30 years ago and I like spantz next had…and he had killed 4 dear (page 3) Lately ive aviran is very he at this time old bet is alive yet and can gite drunke yet she often aske often you Susan Jones sends hear love to you. John Becton lives in Tenesee got no children is very rich and Simon Becton lives in Jones Couty has filenty of chilfen. Susan Jones lives in a large bricke house and lives in stile. Polly Evencele it was she married Thomas Brown she is a widow now she lives with S Jones and tends to all of her bisnefs all of my farther children is dead but my selfe. I got nonthings to hinder me to Newbern now as all of my children like Isabam beste and I cant be out to live with out them John is one of the Jones to her parets and kinde brothers he has joined a man in Ala. In getting ten time he is doing goode bisnefs this year Balley Kinge is still alive and has three children a living and near 16 grand children, Pearcy Collins is living yet it will fond me one of the test fill une came to see you. Came if it is possible may the lord blefs you and your children and your family is my refain of your. Listen give my love to all of your family and parte to your relfic and remaine your effiction Dirtin Since Lewis (Address for letter) Mr. John Lewis Coxington Court House Davidson County NC File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/craven/history/letters/dirtinle13nms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 4.3 Kb