Lenoir County NcArchives History - Letters .....Z. H. Simpson To Whitfield Grady 1839
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Z. H. SIMPSON TO WHITFIELD GRADY - 1839

Haywood County, Tenn-Aug 1839

Dear Sir,
I have delayed writing to you as I promised about knowing any thing in 
particular to witness? but have con- cluded what is not interesting to me might 
be to you. I had a tedious time in moving here being 49 days on the road.  I 
arrived here the 27th day of April and commenced farming immediately. I finished 
planting the 20th of May and now have as good looking corn as any in this 
section, if it shoots up reasonable I think my crop will be good for 8 or more I 
think? per acre. Wheat is very plenty and cheap being in this neighborhood 50 
cents per bushel (that is I bought for that) Eliza was not satisfied when we 
first came here but is getting better satisfied since she sees how flourishing 
every thing grows. I consider this a good place for any person that will be 
industrious and try to get a living the land is rich and it has heretofore been 
healthy, and we enjoy every privilege that any new settled? country can afford, 
there is not a Sunday but what I can go to meeting within 3 miles at farthest. 
The Methodist have just concluded a protracted meeting where they had 45 
converts. The Baptist now are holding a conference 11 miles from me. We have  
schools, stores, mills and mechanics, Politics are as high here as they ever 
were, we had an election the 1st  and the Whigs had a small majority. Old 
Crocketts Son

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running for congress is considerably a head as far as heard from-he being the 
Whig candidate, i would not advise you to move from where you live knowing you 
have as pleasant a situation as any. Still I should like for you to come out 
here and see this country when the corn is growing I think you would be pleased 
with it and the people generally. I think they are as friendly people as I ever 
met with in any country. There are not many rich or many poor but near on an 
equality. This is not considered a cotton country, but it looks well this year I 
heard a man say that he considered his good for 1000 lbs? per acre and he is not 
any better than others, I know  there are many in your section could not get 
worsted? by coming here even if it took an they posesed to get  here, for let a 
person come with nothing and show a dis- portion? to try to live, they can get 
credited for anything they need even for years. Owners of land will give a lease 
on land for 7 or 8 years by the person putting a cabin and such other little 
improvements on the land as they will actually need for their own convenience. I 
expect you have seen Wright Nunn, it is probable he will give this country a bad 
name for he was crying nearly all the time he was here excepting when he was 
lying about me I want you to write to me. Give my respects unto your family and 
take the same to yourself. Yours respectfully; Z. H. SIMPSON

(on side of letter)
Eliza sends her respects to Mrs. Grady

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Eliza sends her respects to Mrs. Grady and family, and would like for her to be 
a neighbor

N.B. If you write direct your letter to Lanefield Haywood Co., Tenn.

On Envelope

Lanefield Tenn
Aug 6th 1839

Mr. Whitfield Grady
Kinston
Lenoir Co., N.C.

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