Sarah Bella Chambers Penn, "Experiment, " Saline County, Missouri to Lucy Ann Tucker, Taylorsville, Hanover County, Virginia, 1840

Containers:
Box 49, Folder 5
Scope and content:

Lucy's mother has been ill with common fever for three weeks. Rebecca L. Mitchell came over to take charge. James' girl jilted him. Wedding preparations being made. Mr. Hume a former lover showed up.. News of stores. Letter sent from Texas by Hnry for his wife. Your servants were all well he said and well satisfied. No deaths among them this season. Old Lewis is hired to mr. Scott. Mrs. Sappington said old Nancy saw Ussy and Sukey in St. Louis, they were well. Your Ma's Rachel has been confind to hr bed since the birth of her child in Februariy.

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