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     The Following is a transcript of a letter to James Wilburn Garrison
           
                 Return Address: French Broad, North Carolina
                 Posted:               January 30th, 1850

                 Addresss: Mr. James W. Garrison
                                 State of Iowa
                                 Dubuque County
                                 Tivoli Post Office

______________________________________________________________________________ State of North Carolina, Buncombe County

                                 January the 23, 1850

Dear Son,

  I embrace one more opportunity of writing you an answer to your letter dated 

the 8th of March 1839 which came to hand on the 8th of Aprile about a month from the time you wrote it, and was truly gratified to hear from you once more and to learn that you were enjoying the blessing of health.

  I should have answered your letter previous to this time, but wished to give 

you all the information I could, relative to the friends, and expected I should have had the pleasure of hearing from David Merrell. But I have had no account from him since 1848 and have concluded to delay an answer no longer.

  David Merrell has moved from where he formerly lived about 150 to Dallas 

county from Trinity River, and if you should want to write to him, direct your letter to Dallas Post Office, Texas.

  Also, your brother Thomas has moved to Union county Georgia.  I was at their 

house in December and the family were all well and desired to be remembered to you when I should write. If you should wish to write to him, direct your letter to Georgia, Union County, Bragstown Creek, Greenwood Post Office.

  In reply to your letter relative to what you stated about the winter snow 

etc.. I can only reverse the matter. Here we have not had a snow for several years six inches deep and this last November was a beautiful month, the winter, so far warm, no snow of any consequence but a great deal of rain.

  I have the pleasure of informing you that the friends and relatives in this 

country are all enjoying good health. I am myself enjoying a tolerable degree of health. I still have a great desire to see you but got disappointed about my trip as contemplated in my other letter, but still intend to go to Kentucky if I am blesssed with life and health and should meet with no appointment ...

Should I set out on this trip I will write to you. I am still living with my son Clabourn, but not well satisfied a living with my children, as when my children were living with me. Your brother Absolom lives in Parotsville, Tennessee and his family were all well Christmas and he follows waggoning for a livelihood. James Weaver lives where Peter Davis used to live, desires to be remembered to you. Old Mr. Roadman deceased the 20th August. William Forby and wife are both dead. Joseph Huff's wife or widow married to John Dillard. Clabourn's and Jefferson's families are all well and desires to be remembered to you. Your sister Narcissa and her family are well. Mr. Edwards lives with Esquire Hunt Big Ivy they have had the misfortune to loose their two youngest sons, they have two living, a son and a daughter. One of the sons that died was about four years old. His clothes took fire and burned him so badly he died in about 24 hours.

  I wish you to write to me when this comes to hand, and don't be so 

neglectful about writing to me as I have been writing to you, and I think I will write more frequently. Write to me as soon as this comes to hand.

  You request in your last that I should send you the date of the age myself 

and your mothers and the children which I will now do.

  I was born July the 21st AD 1769 your mother was born September the 28th AD 

1772 and was taken sick the 24th of October 1839 and in a few hours lost the use of herself from the hips down and never walked another step as long as she lived and deceased tuesday night the 11th of August 1840. We was united togeather on thursday July the 21st AD 1791. The first child we had born was a son March 1792 and died 2 or 3 weeks before he had a name. Our first daughter was born July the 1st 1794. We called her Comfort, died October 1800. Our daughter Hatty was born June 21st 1796, married October the 19th 1824, died March 13th 1833. Elizabeth was born December the 16th 1798, married February the 12th 1835. Thomas was born tuesday November the 3rd 1801, married thursday June 25th 1835. Jefferson was born wednesday November the 4th 1801, married thursday February the 13th 1823. William was born September the 16th 1807, married tuesday July the 7th 1829. Absolom was born saturday May the 8th 1810, married tuesday August the 18th 1830. James was born tuesday Aprile the 13th 1813, married thursday March the 5th 1840. Daughter Narcissa was born July the 21st 1815, married thursday February 27th 1840. Your grandfather Garrison was born May the 8th 1745 and died January the 27th 1798. Your grandmother Garrison was born August the 14th 1750 and died on saturday night June the 27th 1829. Your grandfather Dickerson deceased June the 27th 1828, your grandmother Dickerson deceased June the 27th 1823 in the state of Tennessee.

 So dear son I have endeavored to give you all the information in this letter 

I could, and in conclusion ask you to pardon my neglecting to write and will remain your affectionate father

                                               William Garrison

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