Onslow County, NC - Josiah Henderson Jr. to Hillary Henderson, 1843

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This is a transcription of a letter from Josiah Henderson Jr. who was a
resident of the old Northeast Community now called Kellum, to his brother
Hillary Henderson in Georgia.

State Of North Carolina Onslow County September the 3. 1843.

Dier Brother I am once more Blest with the opportunity of riting to you  I
am not well at this time but much better that I hav bin  I was taken with
the ager and fevour in the first of August but has mistet all of my fammily
is in good health at this time hoping that furtoins may find you and fammily
in joyous good helth  I recevid yor leter the third of Auguste and was very
glad to hier of you once more the sorry to hier of the los of your wife  I
know that you must se a gratdal of truble on the accounte of yor wife tho yu
must try to get over it as wel as you can we got to all parte this life soon
or lat this Life is But a moment of Eternity I am more than glad to hier of
yor fath in Criste Jesus I hav wanted to sea you for many years but a
grateeal wors at this time sence I received yor Letter but fier I neave shal
tho I havit in my mind to go out to that cuntry if my helthe eaver wil
permite me to go and sea you and my Relation in that State I felte in hops
of seing you this faul and yor son from a letter yor son Rot Brother Danniel
but fir it wil be out of the question for you on the accounting losing your
wife  I donte expect that you can leav your little children But hope if we
never sea Each other in this World I hope to meet you in heaven whear
parting wil be no more Remeber my love to yor children also to Brother
Benjamin and children  Rite to me how tharyar and how they ar dowing tel
them that I have a grate Desier to se them rember my love to all uncle
Harskins children also all my relation in that cuntry Rite to me whether
cuzen Alice Tilmon is living or not you Rot that hur sone was living not far
from you  I saw cuzen Betsy Simmons husband fue days ago She mared Anthony
Roads She was wel and doing wel you rote me that you wanted to hier from
cuzen Hennrys wife and children I here they ar all wel Hur daughter is both
marid Mared Brothers Josiah Howard and Elijah Howard and is doing beter and
wel father is tolabul wel at this time Mother is not wel The rest of the
fammily is wel Hillary H. Thompson is very sick at this time with the
Billous fevour tho he semd som better this morning His wif is not wel and
some of his children is unwel Brother Danniel is sick The rest of his
fammily is wel as fair as I no cuzen Stephen Henderson is ded he died a fue
days after I rot to you before Cozen Elijah Ball is ded he died the 16ty of
a Auguste It giting to be vary sickly in this place Cozen Betsy Hancok is
ded She died this last spring That has been several deths in this county
this year You rot that you wanted to no whether father had ever joind teh
church or not he never has and I fier but little prspct of evr joining Also
I wish to no whetehr you hav joind Crops is good in ginral tho some of thim
is hurt with wet thar has bin more rain then ever I sawsince the 25 of July
to this present time it seamed that that will bo good fodder saved about
hier Brother Gabriel children was wel the laste I hierd from thems.  thay ar
living with thar grandfather times ar grat dul hear Navil stores ar loe at
this time is only $1.30 per Barrel fathr law Humphrey Mother Humphrey rembrs
thar lov to you My wif rembers hur lov to you and children We have eight
children living one ded Our youngest child is most of Six year old We hav
Eighteen in fammily Rit to me Evry oppertunity Direct yor leters
Jacksonville Onslow Cort House I must conclud my bad rot letter for the
presents May God in his gooness Bles you and "Save you in his Kingdom Farwel
for the presente

Siggned Josiah Henderson, Jr.

To Hillary Henderson

Outside of letter appeared the following:

Jacksonville
Sept 10th

Mr. Hillary Henderson Esq

Georgia

Pulasky County

Hawkinsville post office

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