Ambrose Craig letter, 1845 - Morgan Co


This transcribtion of an original letter in the possesion of Harold CRAIG of
Sutter Creek, CA. It is from his grandfather written to his [Harolds],
grandfather's mother Savilla CRAIG , addressed Cato P.O Marion Co, Illinois.

[spelling is left as original]

                                                              Hazle Green
Morgan Cty, Ky.
                                                               June 23rd 1845

My Dear Mother
     It is with pleasure that I accept of the present opportunity of writing
you a few lines in which I will say to you that we are all well at this time
and are all living together on the Dry ridge.  Wishing this short epistle may
reach you and family and all the relations enjoying reasonable portion of
health.
    It is my painful duty to inform you of the death of Brother John's wife.
 She died on Friday last of the 20th of June after a very short illness. She
was taken on Thursday morning after breakfast with I suppose an inflamation
of the stomach and died the next day at 2 o clock. She left six children as
follows, to wit Emily, Almanzer, Absalom, Ambrose, Gilly Ann and Lydia. the
youngest being only five weeks old the day its mother died.  I have four
children whose names are Savilla, John, William, Fleming and all of them
appears to be very smart pretty and healthy children.  Times remain tolerably
hard but not so hard as they have formerly been.  property of every
description is bearing a better price than for some time past. hogs is worth
$2.25 to $2.50 per cwt.,beef $2.50 to $3.00, corn 40 to 50 cts per bushel,
Bacon 8 to 10 cts per lb, and everything else in proportion.
    Absalom lives in Harrison County & I do not know how he is doing the last
time I heard from him he was very sick.  John & myself & families will still
live together so long as we remain in this County.  & we have no notion of
moving from here as it was Minervas request that John should remain where he
is as long as he lives.  I want you to be sure to write to us as quick as
this comes to hand and let us know how you are all doing & also give us all
news. So nothing more
                                       But remain your dutiful
                                       Son till death
                                       AMBROSE CRAIG


From: Mbap1029@aol.com
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 1997 
Ambrose Craig letter, 1845 - Morgan Co