Letter from
Newman W. Jackson
to his sister
Nancy E. Crumley
April 25, 1869

Whitefield

Oktibbeha Co Miss       April 25, 1869

Dear Sister I with plasure take the opertunitey of answering your leter wich I received to day I was glad to heir from you all and to hear that you was all well and I am glad to heir that you or prepairing to make A crope I wold like to see you all veary well I am veary sorrow to heir that you have not got your propetey back yet though I hope you will it looks like you mite prove the popetey When fathers folks all newe that it wer yous I tolde Mr. Durme that I had let you have my Hiefer he wanted to be her and I tolde free John the same and I told H J Hill that I let you have her in the plase of yours and I think I told James Mulingnix and as for the other stuff you and your children maid it an if it was not your hoose was it and as for the Jack father can prove by kimsy fergusson that he got me to bye the jack for him I would go and see kimesy for I told him if father wanted time I would be or him for I need no use for him This leaves me well I am still going to school I am lering veary faste though they is so many Prettey girls going to school I idel a way a heap of my time times is veary hearde heir evry thing is hie I am glad to heir that you have got a fine gardeen I wish you good luck I hope you will make plentey to do

(pg 2) you a nother year I dont know when I will come home I may take a notion to marry but if I do I will asked you all I am sorry to heir that Lueazer has left home though it may be for the best I would like to heir from her and if you heir from her I would like to know it what all did Margret talke a bout any thing that was fit to eat did she bring little Uleiner with her I want know what old Shake is doing through I expects he is waiting for his Booty be a bood boy Shake your uncle Warren will come home some if these days and then you will get you booty old Shake come heir to me and tell me what that was Margret brought with her and tell me if it was pretty Well elick how does the times use you and trip have you lernte trips his a b c yet elick bee a good an make heape of corn an when I come I will bring you something well hodey bugs you kuke Brink and cut with him when you want to well Henry can you make shave yet Henry bee a good boy and mind you mother an you an Bugs see how much corn you can make this year Jane cape your hands and face clean and I will not forget you when I come I would like to see you all this so good bye my little fellows  I hope I will see you all at futhur time so far well

To Nancey and her little family

                                                     NW Jackson

submitted by Christine Crumley Brown

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