Orange-Wake County NcArchives History - Letters .....Thisbe Jones Reeves To Her Niece Julia Jones August 1830 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Pam Boan boan60@msn.com May 8, 2008, 2:35 pm Letter from Thisbe Reeves in Hillsborough to Julia JOnes daug.of Horace JOnes of Mass. visiting Doctor Calvin Jones brother of Thisbe and Horace in Wake Forest NC. To Miss Julia JOnes- August 1830 My dear Julia, you are at last so near me as the forest and yet I cannot see you. I am more impatient than ever to see you. You have not been absent from my thoughts, half an hour since bro- informed me of your arrival. I feel as tho in seeing you, I shall again see my departed parents- my brothers and sisters, and my own dear, dear, native place. I shall also see, no in imagation, but in reality my Julia, the child of my brother in whose house I have spent many happy hours and some of the happiest in carrying in my arms and playing with his Julia. Shall I indeed once more behold, one of my far distant relations. I now live far from all. Seldom indeed am I blest with their sight. Bro- Calvin is the only one within reach and inconveniences prevent seeing him half as often as I wish. He came by on his way to the mines but only staid one night- we could not revail upon him to stay longer. He was not well when he started, I should be glad to hear from him. I was myself but barely able to crawl about. He gave me some medicine which has ? me. When sister writes to him I whish she would tell him. Your letter arrived a few days after he was here. I was please with your coverage- If any one has resolution they can do much - I have ?the time when I could do so, too and have and could again, ? my heart as light and hopes ever highting. But I am now weighted down with many sorrows and forbodings. Thus I have no bright hopes no fair prospect in view, I bless and praise God I have the christian life which extends beyond the limits of mortal ? . By faith I see the promised land where the wicked ? from troubling and the weary are at rest. Yes, there is a land where we shall live forever. Who would not content for ? desire this happy county. Christ the lamb of God has, conjoined death and the graves. then where ? death is thy sting and to grave thy victory.--- If you are not preparing to start when you receive this- do write me and tell me as near as possible when you will come. A week ago, I fixed two rooms for you, sister and the children. Tho I cannot lodge you elegantly- I hope I can comfortable and I do not think you will either (pg torn) When I do my best the only good so (pg torn) of any size up stairs M- occupies ?( pg. torn) have no right whatever to enter it and ? always keep it locked. I was mortified to put bro. and M- both in the little room- when so warm. I thougth I would tell him the cause but had no opportunity nor time. I did not see him half long enough- had I been well I might have managed better. I could have put MOnt. with Calvin but did not think of it but I have now turned topsy turvy an unfinished room which is quite pleasant- have moved out many things and would have moved more had I a plact to put them, however, I think you will not dislike it. I have even been down on my knees to scour up the old seasoned stairs- make haste and cmoe before it gets dirty. Tell sister to bring her children, there is plenty of romm. You are pleased with Carolina. So was I when I lived in Wake- but it is very different in this county. You will here see back-ward style. I give this warning that you shall not be disappointed and hpe after all you may enjoy yourself awhile very well the novelty will be something, and I think you will for my sake make yourself contented. I think if I could have you with me a prison would be a palace, at best for a time. This hermitage might so fiting be named a prison for I have no means to get away. I wish you had been here to the ?. I want much to go to a methodist one this fall and if you are here and are desirous to go Mr. R. I think will fix us off . Mylove to sister and children- yours ever T.J.R. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/orange/history/letters/thisbejo135gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 4.5 Kb