| William C. Clayton Letter - THE LETTER | |
| Help me to understand the letter below written by William C. Clayton in 1856 in Kentucky to his relatives in Person County, North Carolina. |
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April 27, 1856 Der unkle and aunt these few lines that we ar wel hoping these few lines may find yew ingoying the same blessings father has bought land in 1 mile of mee he is doing beter than ever he has paid for his land and has 17 or 18 hundred dolars left makes and to spare I et Super an unlike Eliga Tapp expense last mondy at henderson tavern he is well and doing well he spends heep of his time with mee and father I saw Andrew he is well and is doing well I Saw loon crismas She has one boy largenough to plow one girl 6 yers old nisey is grown and large he keeps them hired out father received a leter from unkle charles Tapp him and family is well and doing well aunt rosanna Tapp is dead unkle william is living in hopkins he looks very feble he is one of the wicked old men I ever saw aunt rosana yarbrough was well the last acount unkle john Tapp left his 2 youngest children with us to raise a sun an daughter they ar both nerley grone yew ar put of mooving untel land is so high and Scace that yew cant by here from 3 to 6 dolars now ar worth from $10 to 25 per achor the best of our land on the river is from 20 to $75 I wil State Something about times corn 11/2 wheat $1 tobahco trash and good from 10 to $15 and rising thare has bin the [ ?Jest Spring her I ever Saw thare has bin Snow here in aweke the ground was cover 3 times the last 3 days looks like Spring thare has bin but litle corn planted here the plants ar Scace and ar few coming up bacon 8 to 10 cts cattle is high cows 20 to $30 oxens 75 to $100 horses 100 to 200 mules or high moneyd maters ar firm and ar plenty negroes ar high I bought a woman 2 children crismas I paid $1380 I bought a man sens I paid $1100 tell mary Snipes that She must wright to mee I herd from unkil Anderson he is well and doing well I have 778 achors of fine land tel aunt Mary She had beter come and work some of it none of the relationes dont wright to mee atall when they do wright they dont wright nothing of any consequence unlike unkil charles says they dont wright to him .but yew William Dunagan family is well but his wife is in alow way Joseph Brown and family is well we have 3 children Mary Jane Sara Francis Malisa Ann the 2 oldest gows to scool hopin to remain yours untel deth William C Clayton Cozen Elmira and Cozen juda I wish to be rememberd for it has bin long Sens I saw yew both I wish I could Spend Some of my idle hours with yew both for I think of them that we once ingoyed though we ar fare apart I think of yew often. Send me word how yew both ar coming on the wrest of my old friends gave my best respects for I wish to See them how unkil George and aunt Frankey ar coming on gave friend Abram More my best respects tell him if he wil wright me a leter I wil answer it gave the Same to friend Richard harges and family and share a good portion your selves we can wright cheap if we ware not so neglecful so I wil come to a close untel deth hoping to remain your afection cousin WC Clayton |
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