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Georgia April 21st 1853
Gordon County
Dear Son, after a long time I take my seat to mail you a few lines which
will inform you that we are all in tolerable good health at this time hoping
that those lines will come to hand and find you and your little children
enjoying the same blessing(s) of an all wise providence. The family
connections is all well so far as I know. We received your kind letter the
26(th) of March which gives us great joy and consolation to hear that you
were all well. We were not very sorry to hear of your being so much
dissatisfied with the Land of Promise. There has been one death in the
family connection since you left. Hiram and Sarah has lost one of three
children, little Thomas. He got choked with a persimmon seed which
terminated in death. I saw Doctor Clemons when he opened his wind pipe but
could not get the seed.
There is little or no change in times since you left. Land is yet high.
James has sold his place to Alexander White for $275.00. He speaks of going
too. Walker Halsomback has sold out since he returned from Texas at Twenty
Seven hundred Dollars.
I will give you my reasons for not writing to you before now. After he
returned I went down to see him and in as much as your wagon was not
unloaded when he left, I thought that you were on the road back to Gordon,
until I received your letter. You stated in your letter that you did not
like Texas for it (is) too mud(d)y and disagreeable. If it has been any
mud(d)ier than Georgia has been this winter I don't want to see it. I had
never seen such a time for rain as this winter has. The river has been from
3 to 7 feet above common winter tide for the 4 last months. Thomas and
Sarah Waters is married. Also William Barnett and Almeda Tomblin is married.
Frosty is yet single. Shamley got (a) judgement against Reeves for four
thousand dollars in the case of slander. The other two cases not touched.
I've nothing of interest to write to you only I want you to write often to
me and direct your letters to Floyd Springs. Excuse my letter and bad
handwrit(ing) and I will try to do better the next time I write. So nothing
more at present. Only remain your loving Father and Mother till Death us
Doth Part and if we shall (not) be permitted to see each other's faces on
earth may we be prepared to meet in Heaven where parting is no more. So
farewell, our loving son, farewell.
G.W. Walker and
M.H. Walker
To W.N. Trout
The family connection jointly sends their love to you and the children.
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Letter of G.W. and M.H. Walker to Wilson Nesbit Trout provided by Jessie Mae
Ashford, Arlington, Virginia.
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