From David Jones, Vinton, VA
Here is letter number 4. My grandmother saved several TURNER letters from the 1800's that she passed down to me. Whenever she got them out she was so proud of the fact that her ancestors could write. I will type out the letters in the same style and line length as the originals for other TURNER searchers to enjoy. Your comments are appreciated. The following letter is from Permelia Corn (TURNER) CARTER in Monroe Co., KY to her parents Shadrack and Judith (BURNETT) TURNER in Patrick Co. VA References to other people in the letter I can identify include Joseph Shores TURNER and his wife Rachael among others. Contact me at n4jed@aol.com )
Monroe Cty Kentucky June the 28 1856 Dear Father Mother Brothers and Sisters I will now in form you er are all well and have enjoyed as good health hear as we did there Amanda is complaining som Jos and Rachel is well Jo received your letter I received Tinys and would of answerd it long a go though had nothing to write worth sending and if I wait for something you wont hear from mee so you shall hear from mee if it is only to say howdy we had a cool spring at this time the wether is warm and very dry weve made 25 bushels of good wheat and have a very good crop of oats corn and 4 thousand plants of to bacco planted we are not quite half done planting if it rains by the middle of July I have a promising flax and cotten patch a good many vegetables though they ar sorry on the account of the drouth we have a very pretty young orchard coming on and some froot on them and some peaches our gray filly provd to be a splendid nag we keep her yet we bought a cow and yearlin calf this spring for 15$ the foxes has deprived mee of many cicanes (chickens?) I have 4 goslins I have white washed my house and got a high post bedstid and a cup board my house looks quite (page 2) grand for kentucky the water geting very sorry generally though our spring never fails and is as good water as i ever drank Jo sais tell you all he has forgot how to write you must excuse him for not writing Mr Hin is hear and well he has had some work to do thoug finds it scearce J has not desided whet her he will come to Va this fall or not if he does it will be lat he wants you all to write to him and give him the news ginerally Tiny you accused us of making fun of your letter not so it just such as I want tot hear all of you pleas write to mee often I would be glad to hear every weak the children has growd so you would hardle no them Merit can walk good I recon I would way a hundred lbs I must come to a close for the want fo something to write Permelia Carter