Letter from Mary Jones to Cromwell Anson Jones, August 21

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  • Letter from Mary Jones to Cromwell Anson Jones, August 21
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  • Transcript: Willis August 21st [no year] My Dear Son I have inten -ded for several days past to write to you, or Sam - heard yesterday that he intended going out in the direction of Trinity to what point my informant [sic] did not know, & that he would be in Willis some time this present Week - Tell him Mrs. Angle has quite a job of work for him and is needing it done at the earliest time possible so she informed me yester -day - Mrs. Huling also & some others have enquired when he would be here so if he can come up he may make it a profitable trip ---------------------------------- I cannot lay my hands upon your last letter, nor can I call to mind whether anything in it required any special notice except that you asked whether the files of old papers &c had been gnawed by mice or Roaches By mice while we lived at Head Quarters I am very well but so nervous I can scarcely write at all Sallies health is very poore [sic] - Gas has been down to the Bay brought up two horses - Saw all pretty of our old neigh -bors - I will write you some other time - Oh With regard to planting a fall garden here - is it worth while to do so? ---------------------------------------- I will have an abundant crop of white lady Peas I judge from the prospect they will be fit to gather late in Oct perhaps by the middle of October With much love as ever Your Mother Mary Jones ----------------------------------------- I was told by Sallie that Mr. Mercer said that all the corn I would have could he believed be sold out there at a dollar pr. bushel I will make further enqui- ries about it
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  • 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 67
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