The following letter was contributed by Beverly L. Pack, 1589 Azalea Dr. NE, Lawrenceville, GA 30245. Beverly has the original letter which is addressed to Ms. H. Magruder, White Sulpher Springs, Meriwether County, GA. Beverly can be contacted via email at 6catpack@prodigy.net
Contributed APR 1997
Green County, Ala February 12th, 1855
Dear Sis,
I received a letter from you dated 30th January
on Thursday last asking after the health of Ila Gibson and _________. I
can say to you that they are all enjoying remarkable good health at this
time. Mary & Sarah had the chills & fever last fall but they
are both very well now. Mary and Green are still going to school and
are learning very fast. They are studying reading, weighing, grammar
and geography. The baby's name is Susan Tinker. She is one of
the largest and fatest children you ever saw. I think she favors you
very much.
Mr. Gibson is getting on finely. He made a
tolerable crop last year for the season. He made about 30 bags of _____
and a good crop of corn. He has his land nearly all improved for another
crop.
My family are all tolerable well at this time tho
our youngest child has lately had an attack of pneumonia but he is now able
to go to school. We were truely glad to hear that your ____ has recovered
his health again. My wife wishes to remembered to Mrs. M. &
family.
Times are very tight and money scarce. Our
river keeps so low that it is impossible to get our cotton to market. It
has been the dryest winter I ever saw. Corn is worth from 60 to 70
cents per bushel, pork from 7 to 7 1/2 ___ __ __, oats 75 to 1.00 per bushel.
Don't let this be the last time I hear from you. Yours
truly.
William Hellen (may be Hullen/Hillen ?)
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