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1808 Letter from John and Ann Ewing

[The following letter, on one page, was addressed on the back to: Mr William Ewings Bath County Virginia Greenbrier]

Gallia Cty

State of Ohio June 15^th 1808

(Dear Sons) This comes with my good Wishes to you both and I hope it may find you well as Wee are all now at presents thanks be to heaven for the same Wee Received your letter of the 25 May Greatly to our Satisfaction having heard nothing from their since we left you I have nothing Very material to acquaint you with that you will want to know our Family is Growing less as you have heard already by your letter Nancy was Married the Second day of March to Benjamin Mills and lives four miles from us Stephen is living on Rackoon Creek and Samuel Holcom Likewise about twelve miles Distant Each of them has bought land there Levi Howel and his family has Removed to the South Side of Rackoon to a branch Called Clay lick this much you perhaps might want to know your brother Andrew did not seem willing to Come into Greenbrier as he lost his young mare and did not wish to go without one he has left me Also and Refuses to Stay at home without any Material Cause and is living with Sam’l Holcom all this Summer We have had a Very Easy Winter and a fine Season this Spring and A good Appearance of Crops as Corn flax wheat & Seems to look well and our Son Samuel is now Abroad at School I Wrote you in a former Letter to Enquire into the State of that matter of the Land on Naps Creek you say in your Letter you are not Authorized to proceed) to which I Answer that if I have any Right to Enquire into the Business of my Hereditary Right I give you the Same that I might do Were I personally present the Great Distance I am from you Renders it Inconvenient for me for mee to attend being far Advanced in life and not Very Able to travel I trust your Fidelity and Commit the Business into your Care if there is a Vacancy Say in my Claim and this shall be your Warrant from mee take the best advice you can and find the last purchaser get from him by What Right he holds the conveyance as for the Record that it was Surveyed for your Granfather in Augusta I might Suppose to be in Mr. John Poague his office Send me a more particular Account in your Next letter and I will Come in myself if it Appears to be Necessary I understand Major Searight has left an Agent to act for him in his absence I wish the business Could be Settled Thus I send you the power Isaac Jones left with Mr Charles Buck by the hand of John Johnson Jr if I see him Again before he Leaves these parts Make application for yourself in my name for I have heard Jones is dead and Mr Buck Refuses to Act) (John Collins tells me Buckley is about trying to Recover that Bond on Searight) Wee should be Glad if you Could Come down this fall and Spend the Winter With us as our family is Growing Small Wee would be Glad of your company. Remember my love to Brother William and his Family tell him he could do better here than there if he is able to purchase)

                                                                        & your Father friend Welwishes

                                                                                    Mother

                                                                        John & Ann Ewing

PS       Daughter Janey has another son Februry last

            I am Alas My Mother and sister is no More

Please to give our compliments to our Brother John Smith

To his Wife Children and all our Neighbours and Enquiring friends

We Desire that he will send us a letter Concering his health and the

Affairs of his Family wee Shall take as Singular Favour

(This letter, on one page, was addressed on the back to: Mr William Ewings

Bath County Virginia Greenbrier)

[End of letter]____________________

File: John “Indian John” Ewing (1747-1824)

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