Post by Melissa on Aug 12, 2004 17:50:53 GMT -5
The following is a letter from Elisha Ford to his brother Charles dated Feb. 24, 1861. This letter was found in a folder for patriot James Ford Jr. at the DAR Library in Washington, DC.
Letter to Charles Ford from Elisha Ford State of Tennessee, Knox County, February 24th 1861, quoted as written:
Dear brother and sister and children I take my pen in hand to let you no how we are we are all wll at this time thanks be to god and hoping these few lines may find you enjoying the same blessing I have nothing of any great importance to wright to you at this time you wanted to no who of you connection was ded unkel Joseph Ford and wife is ded the balance of there is living yet your mother is aliving yet and is as well as could be expected of a woman of her age She is 84 years of age last September and she was very glad to hear from you we concluded you was ded I had not heard from you sense you was in Cantuckey you rote to me then your letter was rote July 18th 1847 - 13 years last July and I never heard from you from that time until in november I got your letter that was dated Sept 28 1860 and I was verry glad to hear from you once more that you was on the land amongst the living wright to me often that I may hear from you all how you are adooing I would like to hear from you evry week if i could I would lik to se you evry week but we cant se each other that often so let us rite often so we may hear from each other I got a letter from brother Jacob a few months before I got yours and they was all well that was living they has lost severel of their children they rite to me they have plenty of this worlds goods but I expect they want more it is nature for man the more he gits the more he wants if you rite to Jacob direct your letter to maderson County Tennessee denmak post office your connection is well as far as i no George Burnett that married sister Nancy is insane and has been so for about __ years Nancy has children _______ ________ Z Burnett childrn is all grown and all married William Honns family is all married but one A J Baker and Lucinda is well they have no children the murpheys that maried Rebecca and marther I dont no any thing about them at prsent the dont live close to me: So brother I will bring my letter to a close by stating to you how many Children I have a living I have 5 a living 1 ded 3 girls and 2 boys I will give you their names Margart Elizabeth James Ramsey Emly Jane mary Catharine Elisha Norriss so no more at prsent only Remains you Brother and wife and mother until death so far you well (signed Elisha Ford and Margaret Ford and mother Ford, to Charles Ford and wife and Children).8
Letter to Charles Ford from Elisha Ford State of Tennessee, Knox County, February 24th 1861, quoted as written:
Dear brother and sister and children I take my pen in hand to let you no how we are we are all wll at this time thanks be to god and hoping these few lines may find you enjoying the same blessing I have nothing of any great importance to wright to you at this time you wanted to no who of you connection was ded unkel Joseph Ford and wife is ded the balance of there is living yet your mother is aliving yet and is as well as could be expected of a woman of her age She is 84 years of age last September and she was very glad to hear from you we concluded you was ded I had not heard from you sense you was in Cantuckey you rote to me then your letter was rote July 18th 1847 - 13 years last July and I never heard from you from that time until in november I got your letter that was dated Sept 28 1860 and I was verry glad to hear from you once more that you was on the land amongst the living wright to me often that I may hear from you all how you are adooing I would like to hear from you evry week if i could I would lik to se you evry week but we cant se each other that often so let us rite often so we may hear from each other I got a letter from brother Jacob a few months before I got yours and they was all well that was living they has lost severel of their children they rite to me they have plenty of this worlds goods but I expect they want more it is nature for man the more he gits the more he wants if you rite to Jacob direct your letter to maderson County Tennessee denmak post office your connection is well as far as i no George Burnett that married sister Nancy is insane and has been so for about __ years Nancy has children _______ ________ Z Burnett childrn is all grown and all married William Honns family is all married but one A J Baker and Lucinda is well they have no children the murpheys that maried Rebecca and marther I dont no any thing about them at prsent the dont live close to me: So brother I will bring my letter to a close by stating to you how many Children I have a living I have 5 a living 1 ded 3 girls and 2 boys I will give you their names Margart Elizabeth James Ramsey Emly Jane mary Catharine Elisha Norriss so no more at prsent only Remains you Brother and wife and mother until death so far you well (signed Elisha Ford and Margaret Ford and mother Ford, to Charles Ford and wife and Children).8