Robeson County NcArchives History - Letters .....Allan Stewart December 11, 1849
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Robeson County, N.C.
Dec, llth'49 
Dear niece,
Your kind letter of the last of July came safely to hand which found me alive 
and in tolerable health only. My head first commence hurting me very much 
which was followed by a blindness and I once thought I or rather was afraid I 
would go blind but that blindness has nearly left me on the first of Oct. A 
wen on my left shoulder or near the point of the shoulder blade commence 
resing which was lanced on the middle of Oct. and been running ever since and 
it pains me very much, and is yet running matter, but the wen seems to be 
nearly ????.  Your Bro., John was to see us in June last, and I did not know 
him when I saw him but I was very glad to see him and will ever be grateful to 
him for the kind respect he showed to us by coming to see us. Altho he could 
not stay with us long he only but remained with us about a week and when he 
returned home he was kind enough to write to us a letter which we recieve the 
5th August giving us an accounting of his travel and safe arrival home. Your 
letter came to hand on the 18th Aug and I assure you it was a great 
satisfaction to hear from you and it would have been answered sooner only for 
the inconvenience in getting one writte. It will no doubt be a source of some 
satisfaction to you to hear from your kin. Your Uncle John McCormic and family 
are well, as usual. Your Aunt (his wife) enjoys only tolerable health. 
Sometimes she is quite poorly. Your Aunt Flora is well as usual and living 
with your cousin Barbara Taylor who together with her family is well. Your 
uncle Neil McCormick & family are
well as usual. Your Aunt (his wife) is complaining as usual with her head and 
is nearly blind supposed to be from St Anthon (??Andrew's) fire. Your cousins 
John and Mary Taylor are living at their old place all alone (except the 
negroes) are well. Your cousins (Jno McCormic's children) are well. Neil lives 
in Anson County and is married, Allen lives in the upper part of Robeson is 
married but neither have any children. Duncan lives in Marion Dist. is married 
and has five children. The only grandchildren your uncle John has. Your Uncle 
Neil's sons are in the west that is all the older ones. Daniel in Miss, John 
and Joseph in Ark. Capt. Daniel Mclnnis at the bridge on Pedu died very 
recently of dropsy. There is a dangerous fever raging below here on Ashsoh (?) 
which the doctors say is harder to conquer than the cholera. There are several 
cases of small pox in Fayetterville but the people are trying to keep it from 
spreading in town and have all the patients carried to one house in the edge 
of town.
You can write to your Aunt Caty McMillan (or Me William could not tell which) 
and direct to Middleton P.O. Carroll Co. so if you should wish to go to see 
her inquire for Middleton and she lives about 6 miles north or NE of that 
place. Give my compliments & love & best respect to A. Anderson and family and 
be pleased to receive the same yourself from you aunt and well wishes. Crops 
are pretty good in fact an average cotton and an extra ordinary corn crop in 
Ole Carolina this year. Be sure to answer this soon foi any person who can 
write such a letter as you can is not excusable as I am, or even the writer of 
this scirbble no more dear niece only remain your affectionate aunt.
Most respectfully, Barbara McLean (or McLear could not tell which)
per her nephew.
(Outside of paper was addressed)
Alfordsville NC Dec 15
Miss Barbara Stewart Dry Creek PO Covington Co., Miss




Additional Comments:
This letter was sent to Barbara Stewart, daughter of Allan Stewart and 
Elizabeth McCormick.  I gave the  original to the State Archives, in Jackson, 
MS.  It is in the Barnes box.

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