Lybrook/Lybrook Letter, 1836 - Giles Co. VA
Lybrook Family Letters
in Special Collections at Alderman Library,
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
Letter from John Lybrook of Giles County, Virginia,
to his son Henley C. Lybrook in Cassapolis, Cass County, Michigan Territory.
15 May 1836.
May 15th 1836 Giles County Virginia
Dear Children
I would have wrote to you Before this time But waiting for Mr. Sleeth trial to be ended that I might give you a full
account of it which was to be the 16 day of Last April and Sleeth attended but Singleton wishing to put him to all the
trouble he could put of the trial in order to make him Ride the distance over again there is no doubt But that
Singleton is a great oppreor[?] there is 3 intitements against Sleeth and one of the cases was tried Last fall and all the
evedences in the 3 cases sumed up in the one case and the Jury Returned a vertic not gilty in 2 minutes and the court
and lawyers was for acquiting him But Singleton would not for he wishes to prolong his time as he is drawing $8 pr
day out of the war department and he has been upwards of 2 years out in order to dedect fals declations and in that
time has succede in packing up 3 intitements against Sleeth and Gillet and Both very respectable men I expect he
wishes to draw all the money himself that was deposedit for the benefit of the old suferors in the war for there is no
declarations received in the war department Since Singleton has been Riding through the county. Col. Snidow sent
his declation some time Before and he has Received $1363 dollars for his back pay and is entitled to 263 pr year as
long as he Lives.
Myself and Jacob Snidow and Isaac Chapman had our declartions made in court in the compleatest and Lawfulest
manner But they was Rejected. Mr. Sleeth is one of the most honourable men in the world he wrote to me of the
good prospects he had in Life a day or two Before the intitements came against him I have not seen him sence But he
has wrote to me frequently and Nancy is very well Sattisfied and say she cannot do otherwise than well with Sleeth
and this people and she has a daughter 14 months old and they call hir Ann Elizabeth
The rest of my family are all well I am well myself But disabled in both my knees and ancles that I can Scarsly walk
one step I hope this may find you and all my acquantence well in your country. I should Be very glad to see Caty and
her Little family tell hir to speak to Mr. Hale to Bring hir Little plunder if he moves to that country and I know he
will do it I wish to See Nancy Lybrook and hir Boys and all the rest of my acquantences and old Henry Lybrook and
family there are many things hapened in our country and some very Strange But I shall Refer you to Mr. Hale and
Mr. Hall and they will inform you of every thing that has taken place.
I wish you Henley if you could make it convenient that you would come and See us this Summer as I wish to have a
good deal of talk with you Before I close my eyes in deth.
I wish you all to write to me more frequently as it would pass away my Lonesom days in great Pleasure to have the
satisfaction of hearing from you all.
Respectfully your Father and friend
John Lybrook
NB. Betsey is keeping house and is a good girl and Sends hir Respects to you all.
Rachel is the Best Black girl in the counntry and sends her compliments to Caty and Henry. the Boys are Standing
about me and all send there respects to you.
They are good Boys and if I could Be with them in the field I could carry on my farm Better than ever.
I was offered eight hundred dollars in cash in my hand for Jim about 2 weeks Back.
Sally has Been gone down the river about six weeks.
Submitted by Melissa Smith Kennedy
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~msk5d/genealogy/Lybrook.html
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