[Letters from A. C. Abercrombie, Jr., 1885-1897] Page: 38 of 82
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Griffin, Texas
Oct. the 20, 1884
W. J. Summers
Rusk, Texas
Dear Friend
I received your kind leter some few days ago and must try and
answer i t. these few 1 i nes 1 leaves me bet ter I th ink tho not
mending fast , and gl ad to here you all well . But sorry to hear
A,~Aed~ .2-ngtY of Mattie Landrums Death. it So hard to give up Such Promising
and Nice young Girls and boys rite in they Bloom of Youth tho it
is not for us to say nor Judge. their maker nose best.
Well 1 Jo, I have no News to write of i n trest . times hard. 2
bails of cotton per hand and 100 Bushels of corn is a good avrage
crop up here.
Daniel has Sold his place and will be reddy to Start to College
this Spring time if nothing happens between now and then. he
sold to James Camron. lots of Selling and moving up here now.
that young Preacher Johnston, Jim Marshell, is teaching School
at Campground now and will next year. Thomas Col 1 ier will teach
at Br-i ttain Schoolhouse. Thomas Cox will teach at Gr i ffin.
William will go to It.
Well Jo I am So Sore I cant hardly write. I plaid marbles
yesterday, Sunday, and pitched No? money? to and I am not use to
Such hard work as that. my legs hurts to day you bet, and north
wind is blowing and I near ley bust when they northers comes in
the fall till I get use to them.
I am So gl ad to heare of they boys getting home. I was afra i d
they would never get their. that will be Some i ncuragement to
Char lies wife & they rest of they Girls for to think they can
come this far and yet get back.
If I did not tell you, I will: Marie Lizer Martin and Jo Barns
married. tell Louis to keepe in good heart for Jose Fean is
their yet. (Martin, I mean)
Well it ral"ey dangrous to Shoot a gun up here for they
canidates is So thick you cant See nothing but a man coming with
both hans Stretched out - houddy houddy. have ing a hot old time
in this beat for Justis of Pice. John Grisom has pulled Down and
it now lays beteen Pa and old Graues and Both thinks they will
get they office. I am not runing for no office (I) only run like
Char l ey and Louis & Luler did when they was here. when they
heard dinner was Reddy they run over all they come to - Logs
chairs and ever thing. Char 1 tride to go through a glass- 1
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Abercrombie, A. C., Jr. [Letters from A. C. Abercrombie, Jr., 1885-1897], letter, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth389513/m1/38/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.