Karnes/Davis Letter, 1848 - Rockbridge Co. VA

Letter from Jacob Karnes to Lewis P. Davis and his wife, Manerva Jane Karnes Davis

April the 10th 1848
                   Dear son and daughter
I received your letter on the 8th of April which give 
me great satisfaction to hear that you was all so
well and getting on so well with your work but it 
is more than I can say in answer to you we have
had a very severe time with the hooping Coff.
William lost his little child and we lost the
little black child Susan in consequence of which
has made us very backward we have just comm
enced sowing oats and have but very little plowed for
corn the balance of the children that had the 
Hooping Coff is all getting better the balance of the
Family is all well.  Cully Tinsley has got well
And Mary A. Tinsley calls her daughter Sarah
Frances Moriah has not got home yet we 
got a letter from her the same day we got yours
and she says that she has not got more than
half through her visit  She is well all your 
Rilations in the valley is well so far as I 
know you inform me that you expects to be
out to see us about the first of may at which
time we would be very glad to see Jane but
owing the hooping Coff I do not think it
would be advisable to bring her little child
for I think there would still be danger of taking it
But as this difficulty is in the way you come
and see us and some of us will try and go to
see Jane nothing more at present but give
my best respects to old Mr. Davis and family
and except the same yourselves from myself
and all the family   Jacob Karnes
                       April

The above letter is addressed to:
Mr. Lewis P. Davis
Rockbridge County
Lexington Va

Postmarked Apr 12 BAT(H?) (?) Va.


Submitted by Vincent E. Summers <vsummers@nrao.edu>

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