Lenoir County NcArchives History - Letters .....George W. Kornegay To Whitfield Grady March 1, 1859
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GEORGE W. KORNEGAY TO WHITFIELD GRADY - 1859

Envelope

Mr. Whitfield Grady
Lenoir Co
Kinston, NC

Allenton, Ala 
March 31st                25

State of Ala
Wilcox County   Dear Brother and sister I embrace the opportunity of writing to 
you & Informing you that I am well. Hoping this may find you and Family well; 
Dear Brother nothing very important to write at present; but I can say to you 
that I am teaching school about 60 miles from Sister.  I am not doing first rate 
business now.  I am only getting $28 a month for the first quarter.  The next 
quarter they will have to give me $33 1/3 or I won’t teach for them.  I am in a 
fine neighborhood and out of the mird and suaiuiz [sic] good Water and a very 
pleasant situation for a school; it is very hilly here; there is a Hill not far 
from the School House, about 200 feet, where you can see a great ways.
  Dear Brother, I am not married yet and no prospect of getting married; But 
have been promised to a young Lady of this County but she has declined the idea 
and I withdrew the courtship and droped the subject.  I can say to you that I 
expect to come to ole NC for her yet if they are not all married before I can 
get back.  I understand They have most all married up since I left.  Tell 
Charity not to yet maried before I can get back.  If she does you will win that 
dollar;  I expect to be there about the last of Sept. or the 1st of Oct next. I 
am very obstanite about the girls now.  I care nothing about them.  Their 
blooming features and charming countenances and beautiful adornments does not 
take such an effect as it has formerly done.  Turn over

Tell little S. Howdy and all the children give my love to all enquring  friends 
& to the Ladies too. There is one sweet little girl there Miss S ?? C  that I 
should like to be single when I return to NC.  O P had like to forget.  Sister 
Zilpha wrote one a letter the other day stating she had several suitors and she 
did not know what to do with them all; I wrote to her to take one for she never 
would get along very well without marrying which I expect was not good advice.  
Tell Mr. G ?? Taylor and not Pincey that Cousin John Simmons is well.  I was 
there the other day and saw them.  I want to see you all very bad
   Dear Brother I close by saying your affectionate brother until death.  March 
1st 1859
Geo. W. Kornegay

Please write on the subject of this and direct your letter to Wilcox County 
Alleton PO, Alabama

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