File submitted to HERITAGE PAGES of LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSOURI by Rubyann Thompson Darnell, 15 August 2004.
A letter to his parents in Bullitt County Kentucky from Joel Crenshaw
14 August 1836
Bullitt County, KY Equity Case File #280 (Box 66 in Kentucky Archives, October 2001) Case styled: WELLER vs Nelson CRENSHAW Administrators. Transcribed by Rubyann Thompson Darnell.
1836 Aug 14 Joel CRENSHAW wrote from Lincoln Co., MO to his parents, Nelson and Susan (CREMORE) CRENSHAW, in Bullitt County, Kentucky, Cane [or Cave] Spring P.O. letter dated 14 Aug 1836 found in Bullitt County, KY Equity Case File #280 (Box 66 in Kentucky Archives, October 2001) Case styled: WELLER vs Nelson CRENSHAW Administrators.
[Original spelling retained but surnames capitalized by transcriber]
"Dear parents I tak my pin in my hand to write a few lines to you all to let you no that we are all well at present and wishing that thees few lines ma find you all enjoing tha same blessing William OVERALL rote me in his letter that you was all well whitch gave me som sadisfaction to heare from you all as you dont think it worth while to write to me I shant for git you all and shant neglect writing to you every opertunity we had avery wet and backward Spring and then we was very dry un till tha last of July and we have bin very Seasonable [illegible word in crease of paper] we have afine prospect for corn but it is late wheat was very thin on tha ground but very well headed every thing is avery good price. heare tha price of horses is raised cattle is atolerable good price cows and caves ar seling from twelve to twenty dollars apiese tha is som of the old clames decided congress gaind tha McKEY clames whitch is avery large boddy of good land you seen part of it when you was heare tha perrare [prairie?] that you come and went throug between my house and the river Cuiver whare you crost at munroe this land will besold to the highest bidder I expect the latter part of tha winter or in tha Spring Father I expect you have giv out oftha notion of every moving to the State as I hear no talk of it I dont perswade you no way but if you was heare and as well [part of line not photocopied] thare you could do agreat deal better Father William OVERALL wrote to me to no wheather I will take nine shilings per acre I think that it is two little Father I drother you would keep tha land if you want it as I am so fur off and tha land dont suit me Father if you have any money to lend I would beglad to borow about one or two hindre[d] dolars as I want to buy more land and tha people are entering very fast heare and if you can let me have that mutch for two or three years I think that if I have no bad luck I will be able to pay you and per haps sooner then that time Mother I would be very glad to see you and tha rest of tha family but I cant tell when I will meat with that opertunity of seeing you all. We send ower love and compliments to Father and Mother brothers and sister and all enquiren friends we wish to remain your afectionate Sun and daughter until Death, Joel CRENSHAW and Nancy CRENSHAW.
William Nelson sends word to his Grand father to Send him a hat and he will work to pay for it when he comes to see him."
File submitted to HERITAGE PAGES of LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSOURI by Rubyann Thompson Darnell, 15 August 2004.
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