PERSON COUNTY, NC - MISC - Letter from Katherine Thompson Bradsher
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Text of a letter from Katherine Thompson Bradsher to her uncle, William 
Thompson, in Mississippi, dated 1896. Transcribed exactly as written.


Leasburg, NC
March 4, 1896

Dear Uncle William,

			It has been such a long time since we heard from you.  
We speak of you often and love to think of your visit to us, for the love I 
bear to you I write these few lines hoping you will answer soon as received, 
we are so anxious to hear from you and all our relations, every item would be 
interesting to us, we hear so seldom.

	We hear through Aunt Sarah to Mother occasionally.  Such a sad vacancy 
has taken place here in the death of my dear Father and Uncle George.  My 
mother is still spared, she is getting to be right infirm, though capable of 
attending and interested in all her surroundings, her mental faculties seem 
allmost [sic] perfect.  Is not this remarkable for one of her age in her 87th 
year?  In her loneliness how often I have heard her say a letter from you 
would be such a comfort.  I still make my home with her.  Brother Jake comes 
to see us often and is a great solace to Mother, he looks after her affairs.  
He does lots of practice and gives his farm all [the] attention he possibly 
can.  Mr. Wilkerson and Sister still live in Durham, doing well.  We hear from 
brother Joe who lives in Oregon quite often.  He thinks no place like it.  
Sister Laura is fat and well, her two boys are very sprightly.  Her youngest 
goes to school now.  Edward Long is a very persevering business young man.  
Maggie has lots of beaus.  She is quite an accomplished young lady.  Mr. Long 
is building a palace of a house.  Roxboro is a considerable Tobacco mart.  
Sydney my son has been cashier of the Peoples Bank for several years in 
Roxboro.  He is married and has two children a boy and girl Jacob & Catherine.  
I think they are the sweetest little things in the world.  He married a 
relation of ours Miss Sallie Thompson of Pittsboro NC, quite an accomplished 
lady, an excolent [sic] housekeeper.  He owns a beautiful house and lot in 
Roxboro.  Leath is merchandising at our old home Bushy Fork.  He is a stiring 
[stirring?] boy, full of life & loves to fly around the ladies,, but I don’t 
think he thinks much about marrying.  He is full young yet, I think it would 
be best for him to marry.  Comes to see us often.  His cousin Nat Thompson 
helps him to carry on the farm.  Brother Jake’s son Jacob, his youngest son by 
his first wife is in Washington with his brother John going to school.  We 
have a good mixed school taught by Prof. Newbold and cousin Bessie his 
assistant.  Aunt Ella sends all of her children.  Anabel stopped school a year 
or more ago.  Brother Jake’s two boys by his present wife go.  Ella and Joey 
Hester both are doing well.  Ella has seven children.  Joey has three little 
girls.  Jennie is married and has two children.  Rev. S. [Solomon] Lea is very 
feeble and his hearing bad, and at times can scarcely talk, his daughter Miss 
Willie nurses him like a baby.  Mr. Banks Newman looks as gay and well as he 
did when he took you around, when you were here, polite and accommodating as 
ever.  Mr. Jim Newman from your state married Miss Pulliam of this place and 
live in Winston, NC.
	I don’t know who to write you about.  Dr. Joe Stanfield and Dr. 
William Stephens died recently.  I reckon you know them both.  We have a 
woman’s aid society, a woman’s Missionary society and Epworth League in which 
we are much interested.  We have a good preacher and is a great help to us in 
our societies.  I have written you many lines in this unconnected letter.  
Mother joins me in much love to you and cousin Lula and her family.  Let me 
hear from you soon.  As ever.

	Your Affectionate Niece,


             Kate T. Bradsher