Lybrook/Lybrook Letter, 1834 - Giles Co. VA Lybrook Family Letters in Special Collections at Alderman Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia Letter from Sally Lybrook of Giles County, Virginia, to her brother Henley C. Lybrook in Cassapolis, Cass County, Michigan Territory. 21 January 1834. Giles County Virginia. 21 January 1834 Dear brother We had the happiness of receiving your letter on the 5 january dated on the 1. december 1833 and I was very Sorry to hear of the misfortunes of that Country which I fear is very great and relates to Sickness which may shortly prove fatal to a great many of the inhabitance in that part of the world and as Sickness is truly the most distressing and painful Situation in Live and on the other hand wwe must acknowledge that health is Lifes Choicest blessing and as I am of opinion that you are rather inclined to a weakly Constitution I do therefore entreat you to return home Shortly to the place of your nativity to inhale the pure and healthful air of virginia and I am of opinion that you ought to Start for home in the Latter part of the winter or in the forepart of the Spring without fail as you have had one attack of the diseases of that Country you will be a most Shure to take it again when ever the warm weather Sets in in the Spring of the year as I am apprehensive if you Stay any Longer you will be detained by Sickness wither in the St. Joseph Country or on your way home as you have to travel through the State of indiana and Ohio. if you are blessed with health and good Luck you Can Certainly follow Some occupation in virginia whereby you can make a Living then I wish you not to delay any Longer time than to settle of your business and to prepare for to start home. through the blessings of God the family are all well excepting myself father and mother. as to myself I have still a misery in my Left Side and father Complains of his knee hurting him at times and mother is still afflicted with a very distressing Cough which I don't perceive any amendmenting of Consequence and She also Complains of a Shortness of breath otherwise She has had tolerable good health ever Since Last Spring. Philip Lybrook and family are all well. Josiah Lumpkin and family are well and they have one Child and it is a son and they have named him John William. Sally Hale and her Little daughter margaret ann was well the Last account I had from them. aunt Peggy hall is in a most deplorable Situation as She is entirely blind: we received a Letter from brother John C. Lybrook this last fall and he Stated that him a and all his family was well and that he had Selected a peace of Land in Carrol County on a Lonall Creek about four miles from the river and that he has had a very hard Struggle for the two Last years in Conseuence of Crops failing. we neve have as yet met with an opportunity whereby we Could Send Catharine her bed, which I am very Sorry for as She Certainly ought to enjoy the benefit of her bed bed if it could be So. tell Catharina Thomas Burk and Nancy Lybrook that I am in great hopes that they will visit virginia vefore Long and that I would be truly happy to See them and there Children and may heaven guide and preserve you, them, and theres through Life. Captain Hale has give out the notion of moving to the St. Joseph Country and has purchased himself a plantation a Little distance below uncle David Johnstons on the same side of the river were he is now living. as you wish to know respecting the Stares or meteors being seen in our part of the world they were Seen. We seen them at fathers supposed to have Commenced between midnight and day on the 13 morning of november Last and as far as I Can Learn they were Seen in different parts of the world by numbers of people. they had the appearance of Stares to us. They did not appear to desend in a perpendicular direction but rather inclined a S. W. Course and they appeared to dart with a Swiftness and many of them Seemed to Leave a Streak of Light after them and they Seemed to come in great quantities Continually descending out of the atmosphere in that way it is seed untill day. Mr. James Johnston is dead. Mr. David French the Cleark of our County has also departed this Life. Rufus French and Oscar Johnston were Candidates for the Clerk place and Rufus French was elected. there is two more Stores erected in giles nearly at the foot of the gap mountain at the place where Mr. [kerler?] formerly lived one of the Stores belongs to a Mr. Peterman Crofford and Hoge and the other one to a Mr John Peck and Edward Ames. Mr Daniel hale is the gentleham that represents our County at this time. There is no person a Living with us as yet. The black Children works the farm by themselves and has raised a tolerable good Crop this Last Season and they are fine Children. Mr. John Williams and family are all well and they are adoing well and his adoing well. Mr. Jacob Snidow and family are well and his daughter Mary ann is married to a Mr. Harless. I wish you to give my best respects to Catharine Thomas Burk and Nancy Lybrook and Likewise to uncle Henry Lybrook and family and all inquiring friends. father and mother Josiah and Eveline Lumpkin, Nancy and Elizabeth Lybrook Sends there best respects to you all I Still remain your affectionate Sister through Life. I do Sincerely request of you to write to us as Soon as you receive this Letter and Let us know how you all are and when you will make a Start for home. As to the business that is in Philips hands it is unsettled as yet. David Williams wishes to be remembered to you. Mr Henley C. Lybrook Sally Lybrook Submitted by Melissa Smith Kennedy http://www.people.virginia.edu/~msk5d/genealogy/Lybrook.html **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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