June the 6 A.D. 1886
Saline Co. MO.
To C.D. and J.A Jacobs
From G.W. and J. Baley
Dear Children one and all. This day I meat with the pleasure of answering your verry unexpected letter. We was alful glad to hear from you all but sorro to hear of the deth of your sister and brother. But we was glad to hear you all was yet alive and well. We are all well as can be expected . Pap and I are very frail. Billa, Eliza and Angeline, that is Eliza dauter is well. Hope this ma fiend all well. Juliann You never said whitch one of the Boys was ded nor when him nor Elizabeth died. We want you to tel us when tha died. It is a grate greaf to us all. Tel us why Liza left hur farmin Pendleton. Did she marri Again
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How many Children did she leave and whare ar tha? Let us hear from all and ho Jake married. Is Charleys mother Aliving yet?? and Gilligan Wash and Betsa and Mary Hastings. Tel us all the news. charley what Jula cant think of you think of as we cant speak face to face let us talk by pen and paper. It is a grate pleasure to hear from you but a grate deal more to see you all. Gave all our love to all of your children. I can look back and see all of you that I ever seen as you was when I saw you last. You dont have no idea how glad we would be to se you all. Tel me your childrens age and names. We hant recevd A letter from you sens the year of 80. Jake rote to Ann in 81. John sent..
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That is the last word we ever got from any of you. I cant tel you any thing of John and Ann. I rote to them in April - hant got any answer yet. As for poor Ben we no nothing about him and Tilda. Ben was so troubled with fitts that his mind was nearly gon. He cant rite his one name. Tha was in very lo circumstance. They have 2 boys a living as far as I no. Two girls ded. tha oldest and youngest Mazzana and Arradell Mazzana livs in Davis Co., Gallatin P.O. Tha have 5 children a livin, 1 ded - 4 boys and one girl year old last march. She is a grate pet. As for Margaret, she left three children. Tha ar all ded but the oldest Marietta. And the last Acount we had of hur she
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was in Dacota if she is A living. Hur father is married Again and livs in Prinsen, MO. Eliza is a Widow and livs with us. She has one child. Angeline Elliot will be nine years old the 23rd of this month is A goin to school, learns fast, can read and rite and as hansom as a pink, has hazle eys, fare skin, black curley hair and smart in Maners and work - can drive the team any place hawl anything for hur uncle W.M. She is a grate pet. She goes 2 miles and a half to get to school ever day. She says she is a goin to lern and be A school Miss. Here is some verses she sends to your youngest daughter. Bud livs eight miles off. He maried Rebeckey Jackson. Tha have two children, Luca Oleva and Floid Tilmon. The older one is ded. Jessa Cornelus tha boy was born the 1 day of last May.
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Friday, March 4, 2011
1880 Letter From Jane Bailey to Charles and Julia Jacobs
April the 22 A.D. 1880
Gallaton, Davies Co. Mo.
Not forgotten Children one and all. After some delay of time I will tri to Answer your welcom letter that bare date Feb 4. Was glad to hear from you all. We recevd your letter the day before we left Harrison Co.. Hant had the opertunity of Answering untell now. We ar all well at presant. Hope this ma fiend you all well and doing well. We have had a very worm winter with the exception of About 2 weeks. But A cold backword spring. Thare has bin two hevy frosts. This week ice froze in the Kitchen. Wheet crop ante very good. What corn was up the frost has kilt. We got a letter from bud. He is well. He is in Pettis Co. MO. Tamonta P.O. He talks of comin home this sumer on a viset. John got a letter from Ben. Tha was well. Tha live in Hickory Co., Whitley PO. Ben is a Triing to get A pension. We live hear with John and Ann. We expect to sta hear untel fall. Is times pirty good in KY? We dont no whare we will go when we start Again. Paps helth is rather Better this spring than it was Altho his helth is good for one of his age now 71 years old.
Well I must tel you of the death of your Dear sister Magga. She died before you got my last letter. She died the 23 of January and her second child Rebecka did three weeks from the day Magga died the 13 of Febrary. Magga was willing to di. She cald us all to the bed and told us the hour had come. The lord had told hur she was A goin to hur little Boy. She welcomd deth. She had suffer ever sence the April Before. You never daw A poorer corps. She was beried the 25. I will send you some of hur Beriing Close. Tha cost twenty Dollars Coffin and the rest of hur close. She is beried by her Grand Father in Harrison Co. Juliann you said that Jaka would rite som in your letter. I would be glad for him to do so. Jaka I dont supose you have no knowledge of us. I can look back and see you all as you was but would not know you now. So send me your picture as We ma hav som idea of you. Julian You and Charly smoke A big pipe of Tobaco for Ann and me. We cant get any thing but prest tobaco to use. Or if you, can box up a small like box and send it to us. We will send you som thing in Return. We will pay the freight. If you ant Aloud to send put A little of something els. Dont ship it in the name of Tobacae. So answer as soon as this comes to hand. If you know the reason why Elizabeth left hur place in Pendelion and go to Maysville. Is She maried again? Rite and tell us how to direct A letter to hur. How long has Becca be ded and where is hur children. We suppose that Bazzel is ded. You wanted no what that was we sent you? It was Birch Bark. Julian kiss Charley for me and then the Children. Jake kiss your Maw for me so ma God bless you all. Good buy from your father an Mother sister and brothers
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Gallaton, Davies Co. Mo.
Not forgotten Children one and all. After some delay of time I will tri to Answer your welcom letter that bare date Feb 4. Was glad to hear from you all. We recevd your letter the day before we left Harrison Co.. Hant had the opertunity of Answering untell now. We ar all well at presant. Hope this ma fiend you all well and doing well. We have had a very worm winter with the exception of About 2 weeks. But A cold backword spring. Thare has bin two hevy frosts. This week ice froze in the Kitchen. Wheet crop ante very good. What corn was up the frost has kilt. We got a letter from bud. He is well. He is in Pettis Co. MO. Tamonta P.O. He talks of comin home this sumer on a viset. John got a letter from Ben. Tha was well. Tha live in Hickory Co., Whitley PO. Ben is a Triing to get A pension. We live hear with John and Ann. We expect to sta hear untel fall. Is times pirty good in KY? We dont no whare we will go when we start Again. Paps helth is rather Better this spring than it was Altho his helth is good for one of his age now 71 years old.
Well I must tel you of the death of your Dear sister Magga. She died before you got my last letter. She died the 23 of January and her second child Rebecka did three weeks from the day Magga died the 13 of Febrary. Magga was willing to di. She cald us all to the bed and told us the hour had come. The lord had told hur she was A goin to hur little Boy. She welcomd deth. She had suffer ever sence the April Before. You never daw A poorer corps. She was beried the 25. I will send you some of hur Beriing Close. Tha cost twenty Dollars Coffin and the rest of hur close. She is beried by her Grand Father in Harrison Co. Juliann you said that Jaka would rite som in your letter. I would be glad for him to do so. Jaka I dont supose you have no knowledge of us. I can look back and see you all as you was but would not know you now. So send me your picture as We ma hav som idea of you. Julian You and Charly smoke A big pipe of Tobaco for Ann and me. We cant get any thing but prest tobaco to use. Or if you, can box up a small like box and send it to us. We will send you som thing in Return. We will pay the freight. If you ant Aloud to send put A little of something els. Dont ship it in the name of Tobacae. So answer as soon as this comes to hand. If you know the reason why Elizabeth left hur place in Pendelion and go to Maysville. Is She maried again? Rite and tell us how to direct A letter to hur. How long has Becca be ded and where is hur children. We suppose that Bazzel is ded. You wanted no what that was we sent you? It was Birch Bark. Julian kiss Charley for me and then the Children. Jake kiss your Maw for me so ma God bless you all. Good buy from your father an Mother sister and brothers
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1879 Letter From Jane Bailey to Charles and Julia Jacobs
G W & Jane Baley. To C D and J Jacobs
July the 8. A.D. 1879. Harrison Co., MO. Cainsville P.O.
Not Forgate Children tho long Neglected on thee Acount of not geten Answers when I did rite. I hant had A letter for three year before. I have rote and cant get A letter from you nor Elisabeth. We hant no idea why none of you hant rote. We recevd your welcom letter last saturday. Was glad to hear from you. Juliann You said you had eight children and mension all of their names. But Lydas name you did not mension.. It causes us a grate wonderin of mind. We fear she is ded. It causes us a trobled mind and will Until we hear from you again. Let us hear from Elizabeth how she is a geten Along. Let us hear from all of our Kindred and old neighbors as far as you no. Tel Elizabeth to rite and let Us hear from hur. You wanted to hear from An. Tha Live in Chariton Co. MO. Margaret livs thar tuo, clost to Brunswick. We hant sene them be two year in September. We got a letter from them a few days ago. Ann rote tha was all sick with the chills. We dont expect tha ar A doing vary well. John depens on working by thee day .... mutch. Ben and bud livs in Benten Co. MO. Bud is married and talks of goin to Origan this fall. Bens helth ante any better. Tha have lost thare oldest Child. She died the 6th of August last. Tha have three Children, 2 boys tha Gal thes..
Babe Aradell Mazzana (Baley) has four Children, Charles W.M., and Benjamon and Samuel and James Orval. Ben's Boys names is Hannibal Elmer and Oliver Washington. Margaret's (Baley) Children names is Marietta, Rebecka Ellen and Estella. Hur boy is ded. His name was John. Eliza is a widow with one child. she calls it Rebecka. Angeline was two years old the 23 of June. Hur and W.M. is all the children we have with in one hundred miles of us. W.M. is not married
yet. Papa sold out last fall, that is his Mercer Co. farm to go south. But could not sell his corn for anything. Corn was so plenty it was from eight and third to 10 cents per bushel. It is onley 20 cents now, bacon 10 cents, flower 2 dollars and fifty cents, coffee 5 .. lbs to the dollar, shugar 15 pounds for a dollar, Callico from 5 ta 6 cents A yard, butter 6 cents, cattle is low, hogs three dollars a hundred. Pap and billa rented A farm in Harrison Co. and has in seventy Achors of corn. Tha most of it looks wall. Tha hant hiard but 5 days work this seson. Tha ar A plowing to day. Tha has bin so mutch rane ever sens thee last of May tha cant plow for thee ground is so wet. Thare is A gradeal of corn drowned out all of the lo places. Papa said to day he was Afraid he would loze it. About 15 Achors of his corn. We live on Grand river. It has...
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July the 8. A.D. 1879. Harrison Co., MO. Cainsville P.O.
Not Forgate Children tho long Neglected on thee Acount of not geten Answers when I did rite. I hant had A letter for three year before. I have rote and cant get A letter from you nor Elisabeth. We hant no idea why none of you hant rote. We recevd your welcom letter last saturday. Was glad to hear from you. Juliann You said you had eight children and mension all of their names. But Lydas name you did not mension.. It causes us a grate wonderin of mind. We fear she is ded. It causes us a trobled mind and will Until we hear from you again. Let us hear from Elizabeth how she is a geten Along. Let us hear from all of our Kindred and old neighbors as far as you no. Tel Elizabeth to rite and let Us hear from hur. You wanted to hear from An. Tha Live in Chariton Co. MO. Margaret livs thar tuo, clost to Brunswick. We hant sene them be two year in September. We got a letter from them a few days ago. Ann rote tha was all sick with the chills. We dont expect tha ar A doing vary well. John depens on working by thee day .... mutch. Ben and bud livs in Benten Co. MO. Bud is married and talks of goin to Origan this fall. Bens helth ante any better. Tha have lost thare oldest Child. She died the 6th of August last. Tha have three Children, 2 boys tha Gal thes..
Babe Aradell Mazzana (Baley) has four Children, Charles W.M., and Benjamon and Samuel and James Orval. Ben's Boys names is Hannibal Elmer and Oliver Washington. Margaret's (Baley) Children names is Marietta, Rebecka Ellen and Estella. Hur boy is ded. His name was John. Eliza is a widow with one child. she calls it Rebecka. Angeline was two years old the 23 of June. Hur and W.M. is all the children we have with in one hundred miles of us. W.M. is not married
yet. Papa sold out last fall, that is his Mercer Co. farm to go south. But could not sell his corn for anything. Corn was so plenty it was from eight and third to 10 cents per bushel. It is onley 20 cents now, bacon 10 cents, flower 2 dollars and fifty cents, coffee 5 .. lbs to the dollar, shugar 15 pounds for a dollar, Callico from 5 ta 6 cents A yard, butter 6 cents, cattle is low, hogs three dollars a hundred. Pap and billa rented A farm in Harrison Co. and has in seventy Achors of corn. Tha most of it looks wall. Tha hant hiard but 5 days work this seson. Tha ar A plowing to day. Tha has bin so mutch rane ever sens thee last of May tha cant plow for thee ground is so wet. Thare is A gradeal of corn drowned out all of the lo places. Papa said to day he was Afraid he would loze it. About 15 Achors of his corn. We live on Grand river. It has...
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1874 Letter From Jane Bailey to Charles and Julia Jacobs
Mercer Co., MO
June thee 16, 1874
Beloved Children, one and all, Throu thee Mercy of God I am Permitted to Answer your cind And welcom letter that we Recevd thee 30eth of May. My reason for not answering sunner was I had no paper. We ar all wel at presant. As Comon pap is A getting so he can work Again we hope this will fiend you all well and doing well. Times is hard hear, money scarse and wages lo. We have had A very Cold And late spring. we never Planted any corn untel thee 19 of May. Corn crops is low But wheet so far is good. it has bin raning more or les now for A week last Saturday. it is very
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cold for thee time of thee year And has bin for A week to Day. Juliann in your Next letter we want you to Let us hear from all the Conexion as far as you and Charley knows. let us hear from Bazzel. Whare he is if he is A living and his familey. Also Parry and familey and all of your Uncles and Aunts. If you ever see Emanuel and Elizabeth I would rite to hur if I node whare to direct to. You said lyda was as large As you. I expect She is. I can Look back and se you all as you Was when we left thare and I expect it is thee same with you and charley. W.M. is A small man, not as large as bin Nor bud. bud is larger than Papa. Eliza is nearly as tall
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As I am but slender. she has bad helth. You wanted to no A bout bens helth. Bens helth is gon and his Mind Almost gon. he hant bin able to keep house by them selvs for over two year. It is over two year sense he had thee first fitt. He takes foolish spells that he Dont no what he is About. He has to be watch al the time. He has no warning of thee fitt A toll. It makes my hart ake to think of his Condishon, to se his three dear little children And no that A orphant lot is doom to be thars. It is enouf to make any won shed tears to see little sis when she sees him have A fitt. She will ring hur little hands and cry out "O my poor paw will di wont he graney".
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But this mornful theme I must leve and speak of them that ma prehaps longer live. His frends are filt with greaf and Wo, crying out O lord what shall we do. Margart amd Oladiah has gon back to Minn Again. Tha went in March to Ceep house for Olas father and to ceep the children together. Thar mother is ded now. I will tell you whare thee rest of thee Familey is. Liza is picken lettes for dinner. Papa and Billa is amaking fence over on thee forty holling thee rales with old John. bud tuck filla and went this morning to plow prairie for John. Oder and Charley is picken gras by the fence watch A laying befour the doar. So gave us all thee nuse as soon as you can. We All want to see you all very mutch so god bless you all and help you walk in newness of life. From your Father and Mother,
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June thee 16, 1874
Beloved Children, one and all, Throu thee Mercy of God I am Permitted to Answer your cind And welcom letter that we Recevd thee 30eth of May. My reason for not answering sunner was I had no paper. We ar all wel at presant. As Comon pap is A getting so he can work Again we hope this will fiend you all well and doing well. Times is hard hear, money scarse and wages lo. We have had A very Cold And late spring. we never Planted any corn untel thee 19 of May. Corn crops is low But wheet so far is good. it has bin raning more or les now for A week last Saturday. it is very
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cold for thee time of thee year And has bin for A week to Day. Juliann in your Next letter we want you to Let us hear from all the Conexion as far as you and Charley knows. let us hear from Bazzel. Whare he is if he is A living and his familey. Also Parry and familey and all of your Uncles and Aunts. If you ever see Emanuel and Elizabeth I would rite to hur if I node whare to direct to. You said lyda was as large As you. I expect She is. I can Look back and se you all as you Was when we left thare and I expect it is thee same with you and charley. W.M. is A small man, not as large as bin Nor bud. bud is larger than Papa. Eliza is nearly as tall
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As I am but slender. she has bad helth. You wanted to no A bout bens helth. Bens helth is gon and his Mind Almost gon. he hant bin able to keep house by them selvs for over two year. It is over two year sense he had thee first fitt. He takes foolish spells that he Dont no what he is About. He has to be watch al the time. He has no warning of thee fitt A toll. It makes my hart ake to think of his Condishon, to se his three dear little children And no that A orphant lot is doom to be thars. It is enouf to make any won shed tears to see little sis when she sees him have A fitt. She will ring hur little hands and cry out "O my poor paw will di wont he graney".
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But this mornful theme I must leve and speak of them that ma prehaps longer live. His frends are filt with greaf and Wo, crying out O lord what shall we do. Margart amd Oladiah has gon back to Minn Again. Tha went in March to Ceep house for Olas father and to ceep the children together. Thar mother is ded now. I will tell you whare thee rest of thee Familey is. Liza is picken lettes for dinner. Papa and Billa is amaking fence over on thee forty holling thee rales with old John. bud tuck filla and went this morning to plow prairie for John. Oder and Charley is picken gras by the fence watch A laying befour the doar. So gave us all thee nuse as soon as you can. We All want to see you all very mutch so god bless you all and help you walk in newness of life. From your Father and Mother,
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1874 Letter From Obadiah Moon to Charles & Julia Bailey
Direct your letters to Ridgeway P.O., Winona Co. Minn
From Oladiah and Magga Moon to their brother and Sister Charles and Julia Ann Jacobs
June the 16, 1874
April the 5, 18__
Dear Brother And Sister. I take My Pen in hand to weight A few lines to you to let you know that we air well and hope these few lines will find you well. We was at father Baleys last winter in December. They was all well Except father Baley. he was not very stout. father Baley often talked about Old KY though it seamed as though they would not leave old MO. father would say some times he had allmost A notion to go back to old KY. I would tell him if he would that I would go with them. I could not keep them in A notion long Enough to start though. Father says KY is A far better Place than MO. he would talk about the good times he had in KY. And then to see the hard times he has in MO. it would bring the tears in a childs Eye. I would not live in MO. I have bin in Ohio, Indiana, Illenois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Mosouria and Mosoura is the worst of all.
Well Magga says if you will send all of your likenesses to us that we will send ours to you. I have A nice looking crop this spring. Magga says tell her all of your childrens names. We have 2 girls, Mary Etta is the oldest. She was 3 years last January. Rebeckey Ela is 14 months old. If you will git all of your likenesses And send them to us I will go And git ours and send to you.
I have 18 Achors of wheat, 4 and 1/2 of corn, 1 and 1/2 of oats And A nice lot of Potatoes And sutch. We Milk 2 cows. One will give A wooden Pail near full at night. Maga sends A lock of the Childrens hair. the black is the oldest ones. the...
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From Oladiah and Magga Moon to their brother and Sister Charles and Julia Ann Jacobs
June the 16, 1874
April the 5, 18__
Dear Brother And Sister. I take My Pen in hand to weight A few lines to you to let you know that we air well and hope these few lines will find you well. We was at father Baleys last winter in December. They was all well Except father Baley. he was not very stout. father Baley often talked about Old KY though it seamed as though they would not leave old MO. father would say some times he had allmost A notion to go back to old KY. I would tell him if he would that I would go with them. I could not keep them in A notion long Enough to start though. Father says KY is A far better Place than MO. he would talk about the good times he had in KY. And then to see the hard times he has in MO. it would bring the tears in a childs Eye. I would not live in MO. I have bin in Ohio, Indiana, Illenois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Mosouria and Mosoura is the worst of all.
Well Magga says if you will send all of your likenesses to us that we will send ours to you. I have A nice looking crop this spring. Magga says tell her all of your childrens names. We have 2 girls, Mary Etta is the oldest. She was 3 years last January. Rebeckey Ela is 14 months old. If you will git all of your likenesses And send them to us I will go And git ours and send to you.
I have 18 Achors of wheat, 4 and 1/2 of corn, 1 and 1/2 of oats And A nice lot of Potatoes And sutch. We Milk 2 cows. One will give A wooden Pail near full at night. Maga sends A lock of the Childrens hair. the black is the oldest ones. the...
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