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- Letter from Nancy Rebecca Jane McCasland to her parents:
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
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Reference:
Carl M. Grizzle, Jr. GEDCOM, 11 December 1995.
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, d. 26 May 1898 (Age 78 years)