ATHENS COUNTY OHIO Letter from Charley Tinker to John Boudinot, dated March 4th 1875
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These letters contain the Tinker family correspondence.  It was typed exactly 
as it appeared in the letters so there is little punctuation and many misspellings.  
The first couple of letters were written by my great great grandfather, John Quincy 
BOUDINOT to his wife, Levina Adaline TINKER during the Civil War.  John and 
Levina lived in Belle Rive, Illinois but were both born in Athens County, OH and 
migrated to Illinois shortly after they married.  Apparently Levina's entire
family--the Tinkers--remained in Ohio, and from all the names in the letters
I gather they were a large family.  I still have not been able to
"straighten out" all the Tinkers but am working on that.  Hope this info can
be of some help to others.
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Letter from Charley Tinker to John Boudinot, dated March 4th 1875

			Athens Trimble Ohio
March 4th 1875   Dear John and children  we are all well excet wats boy he is not 
well but not dangerous  hope this may find you all well  I received florance leter 
stating that bradshaw wanted a receipt from me for the interest  I wil inclose one 
and want you to collect the money and send ito me as quick as you can as I want 
to lay it out on that Dear beloeved ones graive to corispond with the way we laid 
him in his last resting place  also want to fix all my afairs up rite off florance spoke
 of mater between me and you I don't want you to sacryfyse or cause your self 
uneasiness but when you can and not hurt your self I wish you wold as I don't 
know what I shall do  now John in regards to them things of elizabeths that were 
left with you before she Dyed she wanted your children to have them keepo them 
for her sake  in Regard to that dirty woodworth familly that have got nothing ____
with all thare to defraud and steal others property ___ Sam how the things was got 
old Sam in to a swindle if I ___ have none when old Sam was ____ he wold not got 
off without his and ____ Rascality being shown up  we are ____ to ____ thare 
vile ___ ___ at any time  _____ is now a by word in community in one year from this
 time or aint now worth one dollar or ten dollars to where he cant pay ___ I wil rite all
 particulars to you soon  don't feel able to do so now as I am hart stricken at this verry 
moment  I will get matters to rite some more  remaining as evern  Charley Tinker