From: Sherri Hall [ldrbelties@earthlink.net]
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 6:40 PM
To: KY-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com
Subject: [KYF] LETTER: Mary Pickrell to Sarah Pickrell, 1821, Montgomery
& Shelby Co.

Submitted by Mike Wood
  <http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00007.html#0001618>

Cover:
For Sarah Pickrell
Shelby County Ky
William Pickrell
Favours by Mr. John Alastin

Contents:

Montgomery county State of Kentucky
December** Jan 5th Annodomini 1821

Dear child
                                Through the kind
         hand of omnipotence I embrace
     the opportunity of communicating
some of my scattering ideas to you
by way of letter. I have nothing
particular to write.  I returned home
from your house well and have remained
in tolerable health until now.  I have a violent attack ofs cold which
commenced last Tuesday which has abated and now
I am on my feet again.  William has
married and left me. Peggy has a son
and calls his name Joseph Desmint.  Lucy Wilson has a son and calls him
Oliver B. after your unfortunate brother. Mr. Trame and family are all well.
His eldest daughter is married and his wife has two in loo.  Brother Stokes’
family are well.  So far
as I recollect or know all the friends
and neighbors are well and doing
well. The tide of religion is low.
Your humble servant John B. Badger
will leave this neighborhood tomorrow morning for New Orleans. He is well
and wishes you and the children well.  I do not know when I shall see, if I
should keep my health I hope it will not be long.
I shall even think you worthy of the title
of my child and give my best love
to my dear little grandchildren the
Lord be with them.  Give it to them as
my prayer that they should shun vice
and immortality.  As the sprout is bent
the tree is inclined, so it is with the youthful mind.  Solomon says raise
up a child
in the way he should go and when he is old
he will not depart from it.  My dear girl
my few observations you will not take
as sensuring you for your know I believe
you are performing the duties of a mother.  Polly and Jincy desire that
their best
love should be related on this page
to you all.  Alexander Farrow has
returned from Frankfort in high spirits.  Katherine Davis was married
yesterday.

				Polly Nelson

NB  Jan 24.  It is been 19 days since
this letter was rote, not having an opportunity to send it.  I think it
right to let
you know that we are in the same state
of health yet.  Remember me to all who
think me worth their enquiry.	      M.

** December is lined out in the original letter.

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