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N. C.
N. C.

Dear brother

Thou hast often Received communications from us when they have had the signature of our dear father, which could not be other than pleasant, but as there can be none with his own I shall be under the necessity of…

Rush County I.a. 1st moth. 25th 1834

Dear mother brothers and sisters Nathan I recd. thy letter last first day. I wrote and sent off one about 2 weeks before I am glad to hear from you at anytime but would like to hear more about things there I…

Rush County Indiana 12th mo 26th 1833

Dear mother brothers and sisters--I recd. thy letter the 8th of this month which contained sorrowful news to me but as we believe our loss is his eternal gain it does not seem so hard though its very trying…

Rush County Indiana 9th moth. 16th 1832

Dear Father Mother brothers sisters all there away I have not received any accounts from you since you wrote to N Parasho last 5th moth. it seems like a long time I was at meeting to day Samuel and Rebecca…

Rush County Indiana State

2rd mth 8th 1832 To my Parents We received 2 letters from the[e] and one from Nathan which wafs very satisfactory to us to here from you onst more and Should be glad to see you all; We have had a very Cold Winter here so…

Wayne County Indiania 10th moth. 7th 1831

Dear Father Mother brothers and sisters I am at or in the settlement of Richmond have been to meeting every Day this week its now 6th day of the week the subject of abolishing the Slave trade in the United…

Rush County Indiana State 6th of 7th mo. 1831

To my Parents Brothers and Sisters to you all in a furin land it appears that all the chance we have of hearing from each other is by pen ink and paper I would be glad to here from you oftener then I…

1st mo 28th 1831

Dear brother

I left Blue River the 26th left Samuel and family tolerable well and not much complaint in that settlement I am not far from Richmond I recd. thy letter or bunch of letters 12th mo. 28 and was very glad of them and…

Wayne County Indiana 10th moth. 7th 1830

Dear Father Mother brothers and Sisters I left S P the first day of this month got to richmond 2rd went to meeting next day it was first day it was very large has been so every day since its very dry at…

Rush County Indiana state 6th mo 14th 1830

to you my tender parents and all of my Brothers and Sisters Ive concluded to begin as I purpose writing to you as things occurs along as James Roberts exspects to start to your country the 1st of next…

State of indianna Rush County 2 mo 1st 1830

Esteemed Friend

these lines may inform thee that our families are in tollerable health at present desiring they may find thee and thine injoying the same favour thy letter came safe to hand which was…

Jackson Township Wayne County
Indiana Sept 21st 1829

Dear Friend Martha I have now an opportunity of sending you a few lines which will enform you we are all well also that Charlotte is living with Mr. Huntenger (Dutch People) she went to stay…

Rush County Indiana 1829-12th month 27th

to my Parents Brothers and sisters as there seams to be chance of getting or forwarding a letter to you by James Binford as he is now at Mycajah Binfors on his way to your country we are are all in yousual…

Rush County Indiana 1829 8th mo. 17th

Dear Father Mother brothers and sisters, we have recd. the letters by Aaron White the forepart of Sixth month last, the letter by C Moore came to hand the 11th of this mo. I have had a cold some time am not…

Rush Cty Indiana 3rd Mo 8th 1829

Dear Father Mother brothers and Sisters I have Recd. two letters from thee I recd. the letter thee wrote in the 11th mo in the 12th mo 12th day the letter being date 10th month 20th 1828 I did not Receive until the…

Richmond Wayne County Indiana 10th Mo 16 1828

Frd. Josiah Parker By Request of thy son I write a few lines to thee we have Just attended a favoured yearly meeting a favoured time In which time I have seen Elias Hicks with some others and he in a…

10th Mo. 12th 1828

Esteemed Brothers and Sisters all

This may inform that we are but feeble in this our old and declining age tho not seriously afflicted I have been much afflicted of late with the old disinefsnes in my eyes been afflicted that…

8th day 10th mo 1828

Richmond Wayne County State of Indiana 4 day Morning at our yerly meeting

to my Dear Father Mother Brothers Sisters

I take my pen in hand to write a few lines to you as there seams to be an opertunity of getting it along…

10th mo 8th
1828 Wayne
County Indiana

Dear Father Mother Brothers & Sisters

I have waited along time for a letter from you I got here in this state the 1st of 5th mo last I got to S. P. 7th turned in to work with him to clearing up some of…

At Uncle Isaac Parkers
4th Mo 22 1828

I arrived here the 15th of this mo I crofsed the Ohio River 13th got to Joseph Parkers the rest crofsed 14 and went on to Barnesville all my company got here safe except Charlotts youngest child which died…