Guilford County NcArchives History - Letters .....Edward Green To Wm. Jackson Letter 1831 September 5, 1831
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State of North Carolina Guilford County September 5th 1831
Dear Sir after my best respects to you and family I should
just in form you that your family are enjoying a reasonable 
state of health at present hoping when these lines arrive
in your presence that they may find you all well thanks be
to God for his mercies to us all I have nothing strange to 
inform you of at present your friends hear is generally well 
at this time except and accident your mother met with a few
day ago by a fall of some feet which put her rist out of place
but she got it replaced and it is now on the mend I received
your letter which gave me great satisfaction to hear that You
received your money that I started to you I have now received
the ballence of the price which I inclose in with these lines
I sold your land to John Gladson for which I received sixty
three dollars and eighty seven and a half cents with the allowance
made by the jury that (laid) of the land on account of yours being
the sorriest lot I want you to write to me and let me know whether
you receive this letter and its contents the sum that I now start
to you is fifteen dollars we have had a remarkable wet summer and
corn crops are likely (illegible) but remaines Your friend AB
                                               Edward Green


Additional Comments:
The above letter was addressed to William Jackson, Madison County, State of 
Alabama, New Market Post Office and postage states Way 25. The letter and 
envelope are owned by William Jackson's descendants and was transcribed and 
contributed with their kind permission. Edward Green 1762-1835 and wife 
Margaret 1769-1840 are buried in the cemetery behind The Friendship United 
Methodist Church in Monticello along with serveral following generations of 
their descendants.


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