Lenoir County NcArchives History - Letters .....George W. Kornegay To Whitfield Grady 1838
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GEORGE W. KORNEGAY TO WHITFIELD GRADY - 1838

State of Ala
Lowndes Co.

Dear Brother I have taken my pen in hand to inform you that we are all well at 
present thanks be to God for his mercies; Hoping that this may find you enjoying 
good health; Dear Brother I being in debt and have my meat to Buy this year I 
want you if you please to end me what my father will's to me by will send it by 
litter and you will very much oblige I stand in need of it now If I don't now I 
never did; I hope after this year I shall get along very well;  I have good land 
and can make a Plenty if what little I owe was paid if you had such land there 
as I have here you could get 50 dollars an acre for it. the times is very hard 
at presents money is very scarce everything very high But cotton our main 
production it is worth anything but a good price; George Korngay is teaching 
school now he has twenty scholars at $3.50 for each scholar for the first 
quarter; and he will have from thirty to thirty to thirty five scholars after 
crops are done and he says he is not going to teach at $3.50 any more they must 
give him four dollars or otherwise he will teach no more for us and he can get 
almost any price because they must have a teacher 
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And so nothing more But remains your loving sister till death please write and 
send that money on as soon as you get this Give my love all inquiring Friends 
April 21st 1838

 Zilpha Chambers

Dear Brother and sister and Charity we are a long way apart But I think we will 
see each other again if our lives will admit of it Dear Brother if I can get 
such good price here for keeping scholl I think that I shall stay here two or 
three years  But when I come back I shall look out there for you know what. Give 
my love to all the acquaintances write to me and direct your letter to Ala 
Montgomery Hickory Grove P.O nothing more but remains your Loving Brother

Charlotte remembers her love to Charity and you all April 21st 1838       
 George W. Kornigay

ENVELOPE

Address to: Whitfield Grady, Lenoir County N. Carolina  Kinston  P. O.

From:  Hickory Grove  25 (sic), April 22

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