Rosella Mcahron

TRANSCRIPTION OF LETTER TO JOHN ROWAN McAHAN OF MORGAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS, FROM J. W. MUIR OF BARDSTOWN, NELSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY, 17 JULY 1865

Submitted by Anette Rardin

J. R. McAhan
Dear Sir
I have been appointed by our Nelson Circuit Court your attorney to correspond with and defend for you in a suit brought by Martin Auds Executor against you and others Martin Aud was Executor of Thomas Aud your grandfather under whose will he qualified to execute the following provision.
"I also appoint Martin H. Aud Guardian for Rosella Mcahron's children viz Wm Tyler, John R, Ann C, Emeline and Anselem Mcahron provided their mother never becomes sane. If she does become sane she is to receive her equal share with the rest of my children."
Now Martin H. Aud being dead this whole matter has to be settled. Your mother is hopelessly insane. The law makes it my duty to correspond with you. I shall draw your answer & defend for you give me your age & the age of the other children
Respectfully J. W. Muir

RARDIN'S NOTE: J. W. Muir was a relative of Peter Brown Muir who first lived and practiced law in Bardstown, then in Louisville. P. B. Muir was married to Margaret Sophronia Rizer, the daughter of Elizabeth McAchron and Jacob Rizer. Elizabeth McAchron was the daughter of John Mcachron and Rosannah Hahn. John Mcachron was a brother of Felix McAhron�s father.

The original letter is in the possession of Ila Maxine McAhan Schroeder who received it from her father, Erle Rowan McAhan