ATHENS COUNTY OHIO Letter to Effa from R. W. Tinker, Jr.
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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 to Effa from R. W. Tinker, Jr.

			Colorado Springs, Colorado
			March 26, 1894
			Mrs. Effa Parkes
			Stonington, Colo.

Dear Cousin,
	I received your most welcome letter a few moments ago and will try to 
answer the same.

	I am glad you are all well.  I am feeling much better than usual.

	Well I am very sorry you are getting discouraged.  I think you had better go 
back to old Ohio.  I don't think you will get discouraged there.

	Well I will go to see both Nellie and Nettie a soon as I get back to Ohio.

	I will give your love to them.

	Well I hope you will have good crops this year.

	Well, of course you know best about the goods but it looks like it might be 
a good thing if you could get the trade but that might be a hard thing to do of course 
if the people all have there it would not be of any use to put in a stock of goods.

	How is Charles doing has he as big a trade as ever  I suppose he as slow
 as ever and don't keep his goods in any better shape does he. No Mr. Spicer has
 never written me but once & that was long before I got your other letter. No, he has 
not sent it yet.  Tell Clark I sent the Fireman just to amuse him I thought it would tickle 
him when he read it.

	How is the other children getting along.  Has Fred anything to say about me 
since I left  I suppose he has got over thinking I was so bad has he not

	Well I & one of the old Sunday brokers will go up to Denver in the morning it 
is Mr. Vernon of Gloucester, Ohio  I used to know him before we moved to Ross Co.

	They are having lots of trouble at Cripple Creek, Colo.

	Well there is nothing more to write wo I will close.  Write as soon as you get this.

			As ever your coz.
				R. W. Tinker, Jr.
				615 S.Nevada Ave.
				Colo Sprgs, Colo.