ATHENS COUNTY OHIO Letter from Roxy Lewis, dated Saturday, Aug 6th, 1870
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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 Roxy Lewis, dated Saturday, Aug 6th, 1870  (the 7 in the year is not 
very clear, could be a different number)  written from Amesville, Ohio

Dear Sister and Brother  as it has bin a long time since I had written to you or you to 
me I thought I would try once more and see if you would answer.  Austin stayed hear 
last nite said they had had letters from you and your health was very poor.  Now Ada 
you had better come back to Ohio if only for a season you can rent your farm if John
 do not like to sell it but do not no how much I have thought of you alltho you do not 
write to me nor I can only hear from you once in a great while by change if you ware 
hear you could have so much more care taking of you  John I think it would be a
 greadell easier on you if you would bring your family hear we could all help you to 
take care of your dear little children and poor Ada to  now John I want you to be sure 
and write to me rite away  tell me just how Ada is and whether you wil bring her home
 or not I think John it is your duty to come and stay a year any how and maby Ada 
would get well and then if you wanted to go bac all rite you no we all want to see her 
and you and the children and if you come it would easyer on her and you to  I never 
new she was sic at all until last night  I have skercly dun anything since I have not
 had a letter from you since Henry Died from some cause or other  the children are
 ____ wel and hearty  have not bin sic an hour since we left Channcey  my health is 
not as good as it youst to be  I cannot stand nothing to what I youst to  I have a very 
kind husband is to to me & the children  alltho I sepose you have had every thing 
pictured out to you as badly as can be  mabe there wil be a time you can see for you 
selves but Sish is married now there is no one but him and his wife  he invited them 
to his wedin he told me he though if he did they would give him fifty dollars but he 
slipped up on it my boarding him and my money sending him to columbus the first
 term when our folk wouldent give him the money to go on he has put him whare he is
and when he got maried he made a weding  I live in six milds of him  he never said
 billey _____ to me  he forgeot how me and the children youst blac his boots  how I 
washed, made and gave him spending money and money to buy tobacco  I gess 
those things slipped his mind  wel enough of this if I ever see you I can tell you all  
now John you must be sure to answer this and tell me just as it is and be sure and 
say you wil come and bring Ada and the children  do not stop a minate to get cloths 
made or anything of that kind  we can soon make cloths if Ada has not ben able to 
make them  just come as you are and come rite heare  we wil do all we can to asist 
you to get along there is plenty of places you can get to make a living hear as wel 
as there and we can all see you then and help take care of you when you are not 
able to take care of your self  now say in your answer you wil come and when you 
wil be heare  I must close by hopeing to heare soon good by Elbridge joins in love 
to you    your sister
                                                                   Roxy Lewis