Lybrook/Lybrook Letter, 1839 - Giles Co. VA


Lybrook Family Letters 
in Special Collections at Alderman Library, 
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 
<http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/>

Letter from Philip Lybrook of Giles County, Virginia, 
to his brother Henley C. Lybrook in Cassapolis, Cass County, Michigan Territory. 
8 November 1839. 


Giles county Va. November 8th 1839

Brother Henley

Sir I have delayed writing to you in consequence of my bad health, I have been much afflicted with the Rheumatic 
pains so much so that for the last 6 or 7 months I have not been able to write my name without much difficulty I have 
had it all over me I am now recovering I think the ballance of my family is well and all near connections, hoping to 
find you all in good health, I have been anxiously looking for Thomas Burk as I understood he was coming to 
Virginia this fall. The season is so far advanced that I have dispensed with all hope of seeing him.
Brother John was with us last month and remained with us upwards of two weeks, he was in good health and said he 
left his family well. 
The Executors of Father's estate is wanting to wind up the business and I know would like to pay over the money that 
is coming to you Catherine and all, as they want to be done with it the money is in a situation that it cannot be 
gaining any thing if it should happen that you cannot come in for it they will not want to pay interest. If you should 
not come in before the next fall I suppose the money could be lent out for its interest and have it ready to any time 
that you would say you would be after it. You had better consult with Thomas Burk on the occasion and let me know 
by the first convenient chance as it may be possible that some opportunity may offer in a short time that would be 
safe to loan it for about nine months. 
The amount coming to you Burk and Isaac['s] children will be about $870. I think, they have a law suit with a man by 
the name of Newhill that I do not know how it will turminate if it goes against them purhaps you will not git that 
sum, but it will not lack much, I have written to Mr. Sleeth three or four letters on the subject of the estate and he has 
failed to say anything about it. I believe if a fare settlement could be had with him that you would git more money 
than I have stated. the black boy and what other thing he got amounted to about one fourth of what the old mans 
estate was worth, besides, when sold. There is nothing worth notice in this part of the country futer than I believe we 
have more grain of all sorts this fall then I ever seen in this country our past season has been remarkable dry but not 
withstanding the crops have been fine. Write to me on the reseption of this and what you want done with your money 
provided you do not send or come for it, and if you want it loaned out you can say the time you will be in so that the 
necessary arrangement can be made. Brother John has some idea of removing to the Iowa country before he finally 
settles himself as he says there is no chance of making a purchase near him to answer, and therefore he thinks by 
selling the land he now holds and that money together with money he has got from the estate will enable him to 
purchase a good tract in a new country, which, I think would be advisable under the circumstances. 
I have understood that uncle Henry Lybrook has left this wourld, there is I suppose as receipt of his sale note 
amongst his papers against me, which I want and aught to have had many years ago. His executor or administrator 
will please to forward it and lift the receipts I hold against it, 

Respectfully your brother 
Philip Lybrook 


Submitted by Melissa Smith Kennedy <msk5d@virginia.edu> 
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~msk5d/genealogy/Lybrook.html

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