RUTHERFORD COUNTY TN - LETTERS - Letter from Dr. J.D. Bellah to relatives in MO.

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Letter from J. D. Bellah, Rutherford Co., TN to Newton Co., Missouri relatives

[From a typewritten copy, with some punctuation added. Notes at the bottom.]





Murfreesboro, Tenn Jan. 19th 1847



Dear Cousin John



Your kind favour was received but a short time ago on the 12th Tues. I had

nearly despaired of getting a letter from you again and had commenced writing to

Aunt Nancy and family the day I received yours. I was very much gratified to

peruse your interesting communication. Those incidents of Indian history which

you have commenced sketching are quite interesting to me. I can assure you and I

would be glad you would continue them from time to time, as will suit your

convenience. I am sorry to learn that your lady has enjoyed bad health and also

that you have not yet been blessed with a little relative for me but such

blessings (although they generally come on fast enough) are sometimes rather

slow in appearing. You are rather a bad hand to guess when you imagined that you

would find me a nursing if you were to step into our house. My dear cousin, I

have to inform you that we have had the misfortune of burying two children

already in a little over thirteen months. Our first born, a girl, was still born

on the 1eth of December 1845. It was born a few days before its time. Our

second, a boy, was born on yesterday th 18th Jan. and was also still born. It

was born at the proper time. They were both dead a few days before they were

born. We have not heard from Cousin James for a long time, I believe not since

you left Tenn. If you hear from him please let us know it in your next. I am

living at the ole man¹s and will build on his plantation this year. My

companions¹ name was Sarah Hutton. For summary of news I refer you to 1st and

2nd pages. With the most sincere wish for your prosperity together with that of

your lady. I remain your





Relative, J. D. Bellah 







… J. D. Bellah is Dr. John Davidson Bellah (1818-1889), son of John D. Bellah

and Sarah Davidson.



… Cousin James is James Samuel Gibson (1815-). He and his wife moved to Gibson

Co., TN in 1837.