| Madison County Letters© - 19Oct1841 Copyright 2000 Fredi Perry In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data and images may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or for other presentation without express permission by the contributor(s) Ridge Prairie, Madison Co., Illinois, Oct 19, 1841 Dear Caroline, Yesterday I rec'd a letter from Miss Hannah A Weeks saying that you "complain because I do not write oftener." Now, it was my opinion that I wrote last, and that it was your turn. If I was in error, this letter will set all right again. I was at Kingston Bluff about 2 weeks ago. Your step-brother, little Samson Kingston, had been very sick, and had been calomeored (?) and Talinvested (?) by Dr. Butte of Butteville so that the boy had picked out several of his teeth with his fingers. Your other step-brother, William Wesley Kingston, and the old folks were well. The old gentleman had rec'd a letter from you, but could not find it to show to me. He does not "make rich come" yet. ? will not pay for hauling, and apples are cheap. Jane has been offered $1 per (?) here are well. Aunt Harriet Gaskill is dead: so is John Reid of Troy and Miss Ann Marriat Guernsey (?) of Collingsville. I am sorry to hear that all you Wisconsin swains wear yellow breeches, and that you cannot bear that color. I reckon Miss Hannah will get married before you yet, not withstanding your anxiety to enter the holy estate of matrimony. She don't like Galesburg therefore I guess she will take a Ridge Prairie man. Guess who? Now please give me a geographical and topographical description of Monroe, and Greene county, and the characteristics of the Bagders, Wabarham (?), and Yellow Breeches. How do you like your step father, if you have one - for rumors are contradictory on this point. Remember me to your mother, and Jackson, Giles, the Doctor, and Maria. Yours. GC |