Transcription of Letter Maryville TennMarch 2 1884Mrs. Jennie JohnsonDear Sister & familyI had about come to the conclusion that none of you were ever going to write to us any more. it had been three or four months since I had got a letter from any of you. I am sorry to hear of the overflow again I am afraid you will all be chilling about next thing we hear. I hope it will not get in your house.We proved to our selves little more than eight weeks ago....

Transcription of Letter Maryville 1st Aug 1884Dear Son & FamilyYour [?] glad to hear that you are settled and all well, would have wrote before this had I known where to write. We are all well, about done for my work except wheat threshing, fine season, most rain throughout the summer, & remember sunny, for a long time. I hear of as many as 40 loads hay lost in one place. We cut a little at the time, and got up good hay through the spring until near harvest Lumber was very good late,...

Transcription of Letter Maryville 15th Sept 1884Dear sons & familyI write you a short letter to day, as I am in a hurry, most one letter from you since I wrote last, we are all well boys are going to school, I was at Sweetwater last week, son Calvin in Knoxville he told me that Janes health is not good. rest well stayed part of the night, and day, at Ferd’s, they are well, had no rain to wet the ground since Aug the 1st the days are hot nights cool, we will not start on our trip until we...

Transcription of Letter Maryville Jan 28th 1885Dear sonYours read yesterday but I don’t know how to answer about mule colts, for I don’t know of any for sale, but think if I should talk of buying that I woud here of several shortly, I enquired for young cattle about Christmas, and I could have bought 50 head in a few days bought 5 did not want more I saw A. Coker yesterday, he is keeping stable at Knoxville and thinks colts could be bought, very low. I was offered colts last fall fairly low,...

Transcription of Letter Maryville TennNov 22nd 1885Susie JohnsonDear Susie I thought I would write you a letter to know if you are all well I am staying over at Granma now they are all well Grandma has got a sore foot she could not walk to do any good yesterday it is better today. Susie I wish you was here today we have been having some fun it has been raining all day nearly Bob and I was goin down to Uncle Bill if it had not rained. They was all well at home last summer Horace...

Transcription of Letter MaryvilleApril 27 88Dear son & familyWe returned home home from Calvins last night. the drive was a cold stormy one, but it stired me up until I feel better than usual today, was at town to day, The road here was better, finally good frost this morning. did not do much ham perhaps very dry. I am so weak in my legs that I cant walk but very little, recd a letter from a man, that will board me, at the springs, will go in a few days, when it gets a little...

Transcription of Letter Maryville Oct 3, 88Dear WilliamYour Telegram received today at 10o’clock, also a card from Jenie with the sad news of her babes death and Ferd’s fearful sickness. We are all, so sorry, so sorry and hope that the, good Lord will be merciful, it seems like I cannot make such a long trip, at this time, and her [?] would have trouble to get through, on the memphis rout I know that you will do all that can be done for them, so will have to let the matter rest that way, at...

Transcription of Letter Dear SusieIt has been a long time since you wrote to me why don’t you write? I guess you are a big girl by this time as you said that the next thing I know of you you would be married too. you must get Papa to let you come to see us before you marry. Now you must not go back on your uncle you know you used to like him didn’t you ? Now I know he is a better fellow than Uncle Nathan. I am living up at Petes house now and we have a little boy with us about as big as you. if you was...

Transcription of Letter Blount CountyDecember 10th I received your letters was sorry to hear you was sick got the money order, of course was very proud of such a present but feel like it is most to much for I want to see you able to get out of that sickly place I told Sue you wer sick she said why dident aunt Ann, make you some tea she don’t know there is any other medicine she never has tasted anything else. we wer all siting around the fire today reading & she looked up and said she...