Nancy Rebecca Jane McCasland

Children

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Mr. A. J. McCasland From: South Prairie Blackland, Rockwall Co. Stevens Co. Tex (June 20, 1888) Texas June 25, 1889

Dear Papa and Ma,

I will write to you to let you know that I am improving. My cough is worse but I have quit chilling. I taken fresh cold at the wells. I would like to hear from you. We had a card from brother John. He said he had not heard from you since we left. Had a card from Dr. Loyd a letter from John Sep they told us of the storm had a rather hard storm and rain on the night of the 17th. Laws said it was the worst looking cloud he ever saw I did not get much damp. We came through graham ask for Fayett Tanksley they said to go by but the country is so rough and Laws had not saw Poke fro so long and they did not want to go to poks if the went to Fayetts so I did not insist. Papa I am afraid I have scroffolo of the lungs my rite lung hurts me so of a night hardly breath when in a wagon do very well throught the day Papa and ma I do with you could see how I have improved Laws boiled 13 gallons of water down to one go a 2 oz bottle of white thick suff out of the bottom of the kettle it is said to core sores when whenmixt with lard if my lungs don't get any better we will make our home a vinyard next year. I want you to go with us one old man that could not walk had taken 7 baths when we left he could walk very well with a stick. I have saw any country I like as well as home I like Jack County better than any I I have saw. Poke has more sheep than ever saw in one flock he had 1048 poke has he finest early peaches I ever saw I have had all the ripe peaches I wanted ever since we struck Denton Country I think we will go to Haskle I am getting tired unless the roads was better I never saw such rough country it is to rough for me I hope this will find yo both well and up with your crop our love to you both Your loving child

Jane Hughes

P.S. Walter has cut two teeth he is doing very well we got to Poks last evening I go to the kitchen to eat I had my hair cut off to day It was nearly all come out this is a pretty place but the ground is covered with rocks Willey is hurding sheep to day So no at Presant

Source: Carl M. Grizzle, Jr. GEDCOM, 11 December 1995.