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INFORMATIVE LETTER
Boone County, Ky.
Aug. 13, 1849
Dear Friend,
I embrace this opportunity to inform you your kind letter came
to hand June 1st. We are all well at present. Cholera has been very > 9
bad in our neighborhood and all through the country. Deaths: Mrs.
Dicken, July 5; Mrs. Benjamin Michels, dau. of Uncle Botts, July 11th;
Toseph Botts' youngest child on 13th; Miss Elizabeth V. Whitaker, age
6 died Aug. 2nd. On 4th instant, Frances E. Gaines, age 20, niece of
.abriel J. Gaines, died (Native of Mississippi). Joseph A. Graves
lost two children the same week. Gold fever not been very bad here; ' "
but few went from our section, (mentions JoAnn again; people leaving
for Va. and others talking of returning from Va.) Spring and Summer
weddings: Leonidas Bosley and Matilda Hayden; Robert Graves and Sa-
rilda Modessett of Owen County; Nancy Mc Intush and Samuel Pangburn;
Elvira Rogers and William A. Harrison; Ann Watts and John Cave and
many more not acquainted with. Aunt Nancy told me to tell you that , *
Virginia received the things that you sent her by Mr. D. and also re-
ceived a letter from her father since he started for the gold region.
Some of our neighbors are very anxious to know where the Widow Wilhoit
is living (Manly Botts' mother:. If you know please let us know.
Brother Ben has dissolved his partnership with J. G. Gaines and is now
keeping a dry goods store at Corneliusville. I saw your cousin Mary
Kirtley last Sunday. She was well with the rest of her family. There
is a talk of her marriage with Robert Kirtley, Jr. Whether it is the
truth or not, I do not know, but I expect it is the truth.
Since the above stated, I hear that Mrs. Kirtley is married and
gone to visit her relation in Maysville. Give my love to my sisters
and their families and all the friends and receive a full potion for
yourself, and write soon, and excuse all mistakes, bad writing and
bad spelling.
I remain yours sincerely,
Julia A. Crisler
In another letter to her friend on Dec. 2nd, 1848, Miss Crisler
mentions that John R. Terrill is expected again for a visit from
Cincinnati.
Tell Mary Goodfellow if she is married, I wish her much joy and
Miss Jane Carter that I'll return her compliment. Tell Miss Mary E.
Terrill she must excuse me for not writing, have had sickness in the
family ever since I returned home. The Dr. has been confined at home
on account of the ill health of his uncle this summer.... you stated
you had not seen Jim Kimbrough for several weeks.... I do not think
any of the Miss Pyles is married or you would have told me. When I
returned home from your state, I found sister Mary Smith in very bad
health... Scarlet fever is with us again. Brother Benjamin received
a letter from Brother James Terrill. Tell the two M.E.T.'s I should
like to be with them the next time they go to see Jim. There has
been about three wedding in the neighborhood this fall and I expect