LENOIR COUNTY, NC - Letter - Daniel Daughety to his son, 1860. ====================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non- commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Virginia Smith Mar. 1999 ======================================================================== From Personal Papers. State of North Carolina Linoir County Falling Creek, Near Mosley Hall Dear Son I am Blest with this opportunity once more to inform you that I am well at this time. I hope these Lines will fine you and your family all well. Your Brother and Sister and there familys are all well. Corn Crops are vearey good in our Countrey All though in Some parts of our Land have Ben Some Seviar hail Storms. whitch have Cut Sum Crops Short. But there will Be a plenty ? and to Spare. Our Cotton Crops donít come on as good as we Expected. Old Corn is worth 7 Shilling per Bushel. Cotton ten cents per pound. Bacon 12 cents per pound. I Saw your Letter you Rote to Nathan Skinner. Whitch maid me Sorrey to hire that your Crops where cut of with the drouth and Corn was hard to get, you Say corn was from $1.50 to $2.00 per Bushel. That Looks Like hard times. You Rote to me that you Exspected to move in Allabamma next year to Live if you do go I want you to Rite to me where I can direct my Letters. As I want to Rite to you and hire from you as Long as I Live. I never Exspect to forsake you as Long as I Live. I wish I was with you or you with me as we mite Be Some Consolation to Each other. But I never Exspect to See you any more Except you come to this to this Countrey. for I am old and never Exspect to Come to that Countrey. I work a Boughts when I am able to try to keep from Being a County Charge. I am at this time Living with James M. Hines But donít Exspect to Stay vearey Long. when I am not at work any where. I Stay with Nathan Skinner. Give my Compliments to Zaciriah Daughety and his family and all your friends. My Dear Beloved Daughter Sarah Daughety I give my Best Respects to you. Hoping god will Bless (?) you and your husband and your Children that you all may So Live that you may Recive the good things of Life. And be maid happy in the wourld to Come where we may meet to praise god for Ever amen. Fare well my Children. My hart is full. And my Eyes are full of tears Rite Every opportunity. I Remain your Father untill Death October 7th 1860 Daniel Daughety