WHITE COUNTY, TN - MISC - Letter from Alexander Irwin to his brothers
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BROS.WILLIAM>PRICE,SULLIVAN,FINLEY,JOHNSON,RHEA


Mr. WM. IRWIN                                  Sparta Tenn May 23, 1856

Wachyhach......?
Dear Brother,  I received your kind and interesting letter of April 25th
came to hand by due course of mail.  And I am much gratified to hear from 
you as it brings the inteligence of your health and news of our friends.  
You wish to know all relative to our .....  I am yet living at my old 
place near zion campground and enjoying good health, with the exception of 
some pain ...  .... ....  which the waggon run over.  I have many of my 
grand children living with me (JO NOLAN's girls, MAY, JUNE, & ELIZABETH, 
my boys are all living near me except JAMES who lives in Lebanon and 
THOMAS in Missouri.  My girls are all married and JANE and MARY are both 
widows now each of their husbands having died several years ago but
both are doing better than in the lives of their husbands.  ISAAC TAYLOR
died in June/54.  His widow still lives at the old place.   Her youngest 
son ISAAC is living with her and are getting along very well, next 
youngest lives....
THOMAS lives where JOHN TAYLOR did.  JOHN and his two youngest girls and
two youngest sons all live there with TOM.  LOUISA married AL DAVIS.  
AMI... ELIZABETH married B.S. RHEA. MARY R.. married F.O. HURT.  All live 
in Nashville, Tenn.

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and are making money very fast.  ALTAMIRA married T.G. FINLEY and lives in
Arkansas.  DOUGLAS also married a Miss JANE PRICE and lives in Nashville
and have been making a fortune but is now sick of .... of the head all of 
whom I have spoken are doing very well, JAMES, & JOHN TAYLOR are doing 
about as they were when you were here.  JAMES TAYLOR's wife died several 
years ago  balance are living in the neighborhood that were when you were 
here.  JOHN SULLIVAN still lives with his daughter LUCY at his old place.
...........I delivered your message to MARGARET TAYLOR.  She is very glad
to hear from FRANCES JOHNSON and wishes you to tell him to write to her 
soon at......
You wish to know something relating to the Estate in Ireland.  I gained my
information from a smart young man who came from there.  HE says the
property...held by the government and he says according to the laws of
their land that the government will hold A ....  .... of the heirs till 
the 14th generation runs out, and that he knows of the land and it is held 
as the Irwin heirs land.  You can tell the occupation of the Ancestors, 
the old man traded in beeress and the old lady a bleecher of cloth as this 
young man tells me there is a castle built on the land worth over 
$50000.00 and the cloth factory is still kept up there. and it is known in 
that country as the property of the Irwin heirs The Castle was built by government

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and will be til the 14th generation runs out and if not seen to then it
will still be ....out as be....to the use of the government.

I must make a request of you now that .... ..... know or can ..... BRUSTER
...married ....VOLIN I want .... write to me.....
I will now conclude by offering up my best .... your future health,
happiness and prosperity, hoping we ... when the lamp of life shall be 
blown out that we may meet in that ..... land where the supreme .... and 
earth presides.
Remember me affectionately to our relatives and friends and .... me ever
Your affectionate brother (Isaac Taylor is written here and scratched out)
ALEXANDER IRWIN

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notes:

Jo NOLAN was Alexander IRWIN's son in law.
Margaret (IRWIN) TAYLOR was married to Isaac TAYLOR.
This letter was typed by Phyl Vance, and ...'s are words she couldn't make
out.
I hope this will help someone connect with their ancestors. 
I am also wondering if we have passed the 14th generation...anyone with
knowledge of the land mentioned in Ireland, please advise. Thanks.
Marguerite Prince Songy