Dear master
I have been expecting a letter
from you for nearly three months,
but have received non. I do not
know whether you are sick or away
from home if you have been sick
I hope that you may be well
by the time this reaches you,
and that we may soon hear from you.
the health of the people is a great
deal better than it has been.
we have one man sick at present
but he is not dangerously sick.
there are three of the children sick
at New Hope. the old people
are all well. they lost a young
child down there two weeks ago.
Mr Powell mentioned in this last letter
to you the death of Jesse Dabney- and
Quallys daughter Lucy. We received
a letter from Mr Dowell a few days
ago. he expects to be here the 21st inst
him and his family were well
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we have heard from Smith Powell
very lately he was well and wants
to come and see us very bad but he
cannot get off from the Army.
Mr Joe Barden has been very sick since
he got home but he is well again.
I do not know when he will return
to virginia his wife has been very
sick also-but she is much better
I saw Capt Cocke yesterday him and
his family were well
mrs Averys family is well.
We have a very good Turnip patch
comeing on in the garden.
I do not think that our Potatoes
will be as fine as they were last
year. my mother is with me at this
time and desires to be remembered
to you. I fear she will never get over
the death of Sister Mary. She will
leave here the 12th inst for Columbus.
I am doing all in my power to
provide winter clothes for the people.
Sister Martha has a very fine child
three weeks old. nothing more from you Sevt
Lucy Skipwith
MSS 640
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