Orange County NcArchives History - Letters .....Rebecca Dickey To John Woods 
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This letter was written by Rebecca Dickey of Orange County, NC, to her nephew, 
John Woods, who had migrated to Hickman County, Kentucky.  Mr. Woods' wife was 
Caroline Carr.

North Carolina Orange County, February 23, 1828

Dear Nephew, I now take my pen in hand to inform that I am well at present.  
Hoping these lines will find enjoying the like blessing and that I received 
your letter on the 14th of this inst.  I would be glad the next letter you 
rite me that you would send me word how Jane is and how David & Allexander and 
where they are living and how they are doing and the names of your wife and 
daughters.  I was glad when I heard that your uncle John Woods had taken 
Talitha/Latitia and William and I hope they will do well.  You wrote to me to 
know how much I had against your Father's estate.  The note is for one hundred 
dollars dated December 26th, 1825 bearing interest from the date.  There has a 
very sudden upturn taken place since you left this Country with increase in 
trade.  Wheat is worth 50 cents per bushel, corn is from seventy-five cents to 
$1.12 1/2 cents per barrel, cotton 2 dollars per hundred, coffee from fifteen 
to 20 cents per pound, shugar 12 1/2.  We had a very good crop of wheat and 
corn this year.  Your Uncle William and Aunt Nelly are getting very frail.  
The most of your friends are all well.  Your Cousin Lindsey and Martha desires 
to be remembered to you and your wife and family and to your Uncle Thomas.  
___ their friends.  They are all anxious know about Jane where she is 
liveing.  I would not advise you to direct any more letters to Hillsborough as 
we never can get a letter out of this office until it is advertised.  You can 
direct your letter to Cedar Grove Post office at Col. Allison's or to Oak Land 
Post office at Esq. Nickles.

When you write again give an account of that Country and of trade how it is 
carried on in that country.  I have heard that Daniel Baldridge lives in that 
Country.  If you have seen or heard anything from them I want you to tell me 
how his first wife's children are and how they are doing.

I wish to conclude by subscribing myself your affectionate Aunt.  I desire to 
be remembered to Jane and David and Allexander and Arch and Rachel and to all 
the rest the black ones.  

Rebekah Dickie     

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