ATHENS COUNTY OHIO Letter to John and children, circa 1872 *********************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sandra Streitberger beachbum@bitstorm.net August 6, 2000 *********************************************************************** 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. *********************************************************************** (Underlined text to indicate illegible writing or unable to read what was written) ((Bold text to highlight references to Tinker)) Part of the following letter is missing-the entire right half. Date was missing but since it is addressed to John and references Dear Children I have assumed it was written after the death of Levina in January 1872) Trimble athens oh…. Mr. John Boudinot Dear children I have… for me to rite the … we had not heard fromm you… ____for some time… sick the old lady has not… that I fear you have not… hear for the markit the … Some time thay … Thay got returns of a shipme…. They lost forty dollars they… If thay had mad money They… day to ship ____ I am lam… but giting beter …. all I can say John I wold like to se… land ____ if you cold let them ____ to you perhaps you cold do the… without me coming this ___ of ir you… make a sale I will send the papers back to you… are not on record and you cold do as… me as not me and your ma will come in has ___ Read sold his mules yet if he… and wold take that land I wold buy them… how many he has and what they are like… rite soon I shal have to fence some of… it can not set and ___ ___ the taxes … wants to set his also if you wil rite … condition of the ___ ____ kabd wgat wuk gave … to be done about ____ it will oblige me I will answer immediately love to all Charles Tinker written sideways at the top of the second page in the same handwriting as "Grandma" is the phrase: John it is verry healthy here this year