____________________________________________________________________________ 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. ____________________________________________________________________________ Letter of G.W. and M.H. Walker to Wilson Nesbit Trout provided by Jessie Mae Ashford, Arlington, Virginia. ____________________________________________________________________________ HTML file and design by David Kelley, 1997. All rights reserved.