Washington March. 8. 1853 My dear sir I take my pen in hand to write you a few lines to inform you that I am Well and hope these few lines may find you injoying the same blessing. Your poor boy pierce has come to his speedy ruin by you letting him choose a negro Mistress. You must allowe me to say that this misfortune were brought about by both pierce and you. I told you in your room before you left here. that I thought you ought to act in pierces end with an eye single to his best interest and not to his own wishes - but you would not & so he is ruin. I am sorry to say. he were brought to his ruin by his request & your consent. have gone any mercy now is your time to show it. have you any feellings for humanity - now is your time to manifest that feelling. or never for pierces good pierce is very sick from a very bad cold whitch has fallen in his lungs Dr Johnson is attending on him you would not know pierce if you were to see him at this time. the police has taken him up but to being to sick to commit to preson. we taken him [*1892016*] to our House. I feels that I cant do an enough for him with all I don if ever there was an object of pitty, he is one. Did you know that Felix has been sleeping with pierce every night during this and the last session. [It] Mr [evans?] says this and pierce tells me the same Mr Felix is now in jail and [to] as he had to go the there I wish it had of taken place before peirce eve saw him. I will go around to [Crutchat?] tomorrow morning and take charge of all your [peices?] and other thing I have gotten all of pierces things in my possesion. Mr Toomly Will leave for home about the 12 or 13 of this month. I shall indever to use my influence to bring the poor boy home. and whatever is to done with him. it can be done at Home. but you cant do him much worst than he has been done already. [Viz?] with propriety. . no more. your obedient servant Garland Toomly to the Hon. A. W. Stephens Little Rock Augt 10th 1871 Hon A H Stephens Crawfordville Geor My Dear old friend J Rec. your letters a few days ago and was very glad to hear from you I wish you would right me and tell me where Tom Bayley is at as he is my son and I want him to [to] come and live with I am very anxious to get my family all together or as much so as possibley... I am here and doing very well as I can get $3.50 Per day for work little Rock is a very fast place And I think is a much better place than the Georgia Country [*18930042*] [*LITTLE ROCK AUG 14 ARK. *] [*X*] Hon A H Stephens Crawfordville Georgia [*1894*] little Rock is a very healthy Place and is a town of about 1800 - in [habitures?] and is doing very flourishing business My Dear old friend I would be more than glad to See you and all of my old Georgia acquaintances tell Sister Abby that I am well and would be glad to see her and hope she is doing Well & also her brother Stephen that that I am all right I am your most abidiant Servant Allen Stephens direct you letter To Care of A T [Camall?] Little Rock ark Allen Stephens my old Servant Little Rock AK Atlanta Georgia Sept [24?] 1872 My Dear mother and farther You all must excuse me for not writeing to you before now I am well to day and hope these few lines will find you all well I wrote a card home the next day after I got here I am not home sick yet but I want to see you all mightly bad I went to miss Emma Stephens yesterday they all was verry glad to see me and that old lady that you told me to go and see look like she would go cracy when I told her you was my farther she kissed me and she did every thing she wants me to come there and stay all the [night?] & I love her verry much [*881*] She gave me an apple I told her you told me to go and see her and oh I wish you could of seen her then I never saw a old lady so glad to see any body in my life She run all around there and called in every body to see brother harry's daughter she said she was just thinking about brother Harry I got a boy to go with me out to mr perkins this morning and I have Just got back as [my?] arm so tired I came back all the way by my lone self did not get lost it is about three mile I never will walk there anny more I went to aunt marryanns to day and yesterday nothing more pleas write soon excuse bad writing tell sister I will [write?] to her to morrow kiss the baby for me tell henry he [? ram] is to write to me give my love to all your daughter Dara. Stephens that old lady is verry anxious to see sister [Eliray?] [*882*] Crawfordville, Georgia Dec 7 1873 Dear. mass. Elex I write you a few lines to let you know how I got along after I left you i was verry much trubble and I found the night verry cold they was scarcely any fire in the car that I road in I knew if you had of ben with me I would not of sufard with cold I arrived at Richmond but did not fine Anthony at the road but I remain there until he came for me Anthony and henry seeme to be verry glad to see me and also mr baskfield he received me verry kindly and he ask me a great manny questions about you and was sorry I could not remain with him longer he insisted on me to go and see a Dr. that was a friend of yours I dont remember his name he said he was verry anxious to see me I call to see hem but he was not in he was gone to church I left there about 2 oclock in the day for [willhigton?] I got there about five oclock in the morning and I left there in about a half of an hour After I got there [*1895*] for Augusta about 3.5 miles from Collumbia [???n] the train run of over the hand [ca] car and it came verry near killing four men that was on the hand car and all the pasingers it was all a peice of carelesness as far as I could see on both sides the reasin I say that in the first place it was carelesness the track raiser had gone of to town about - 8 miles and had left the hand car in charge of his hands and they was working there with an old half handed watch that keep no time with the cars instid of throwing the hand car of the track when they saw the train in sight they under took to run it about - 3 hundred miles above the train and before they run it the 3 hundred miles the train over took them that was the track raiser part and the engern was one of these new hands that was the seckond trip he had takin with in charge of the engern he was as often siting back in the car laughing and talking with the pasengers as he was in the engern they had no air brakes they had the old fashion brakes at the hi rates of 40 miles an hour they run so fast that I had become on easy and had rais the window and was looking out while I was looking out I first saw the mail agent fall into the creek and then the fireer man full and I still did not know what was the matter by that time the engern struck the trestle works and the tresels began to crack an brake and down went the enger and then bagig car and the express care all that save the people the tresel works was not heavey enough to take in any more cars I tell you mass elex if you ever saw one scurd negro I was one I took my over coat and I started back the way I came from I did not run because I thought the train was going to run of again I run because I thought the engern was going to burst up it was down in the creek making such quesurs nois we left this run of about - six o'clock [and] in the eving and got to cullumbia about - 7 o'clock and I staid there until 3 in the morning and went to the depot for augusta I got my layover ticket al wright and found all [*1896*] Things at home as well as could be expected my trunk came safe to me next day I have not ben ove in town since I came home I have been verry buisy grieving every thing seems verry strang here without you I was at a loss this morning wheather to go in to your room and fix for you takeing a bath or not I walked all round the yard and all round the house it did seem so strange I very often when I come from my work take a peep in to the window but I dont see you siting there in your chair with your hat on I saw [garling?] when I was on my way home and and she ask me a great many questions about you he says when you come home he will come to see you all the children is very anxious to see you all send love to you remember me kindly to [ternpy?] and to that man whose plan is to help you put on your cloth I don't remember his name tell [?] [tempyia?] to remember my love to Mr mack and mr mack Dora says she is a thousin times much arblig to you for the present you sent nothing more n your obedient servant Harry Stephsens Crawfordville Georgia Dec 8 1893 My Dear Master Alex My Dear friend I am ashame of my self for not writeing to you before now I was waiting to get over my criing spell the reasin I did not write to you it was not because I had forgot you it was because it made me fell so sad to think that you was so far from home that I cant see you nor hear you we all are well at this time and doing verry well every thing look verry lonely one the acount of you being absent from home we miss you verry much I miss you about calling me every eveing I wish you was here I get breakfast every morning by 7 o clock and Dinner at 2 o clock and supper before Dark Genie went to your room door the other day and knocked and went all over the house at every Door and sister told that master was gone and she cried I think she thought of you no news here I hope your helth is verry good I have had the tooth ache for a week or so I went to get Dr beasly to pull it out but he was sick in bed nothing more I will write to you [1897] again soon with much love I remain your friend Dora Stephens 392-C 392-C Crawfordville Georgia Jan [?] 20 1874 My Dear Master Alex I write you a few lines to let you know that we all are well and hope this letter will find you well I received your letter a few weeks ago and was verry glad to received it I would of answered it before now but never had anny thing to write I received the speach the other day that you sent me and have read it all over uncle abram Collines brother Fred was picking cotton last Friay eveing and fell in the field and has not spoke a word since he dont eat nur drink uncle Josh medwards send love to you and says he is verry anxious to see you he says he often thinks of what good dreams you use to give to him and he says he hope you will have good luck and get back home safe and will give him manny more cusin Harry sends love to you Geny as well and cries to put my to the table I am trying to be a good girl and hope I will hold out all the family is well and sends love to you nothing more I think of you every hour in [*1898*] ine day nothing more your friend Dora Stephens Crawfordville [*10 111*] Georgia Feb 23 1874 Dear Master Elex it has been along time since I have tried to write you a letter to let you know how I am geting along it not because I dont think of you it is because I can't write and it is so much trubble to have writeing done as I would wish I now write you to let you know what I expect to do if I live and keep my health. I have ben through gining about a month with all the customs I had I do not know the number and wait of all the bales but I have gined since I commence about 100 hundred and 400 bales my whole crop here and at the plantation was 41 bales I think it would of paid me verry well on the plantation farm if I had to bought so much guanner I made 200 bales and the plantation farm and I used 3 tuns and a half blown there and I used about 2 and a half I think we would of made all of 25 bales if it had ben worked in have time I have sold all except 27 [*1899*] bales and then I am holding on to [??] to get 15 and for [??] I feel fearful that I have done wrong in not selling them them before now I would of sold them before now if I had of had my rathers but I have to be control by the workers and they have not got on my Jugement about any thing I feel verry thankful that I have met with the luck to corlect enough money for giving to pay nearly all my dets I have just paid mr hammdk all I due him for my gin 2 hundred and fifty Dolers I also paid mr legman all that was due to him 2 hundred and ninety six 96 Dolers the people have paid me up verry well all except a few I have got severl hundred out that I exspected to have had before now Mr ?inton Roy did not pay me but one hundred Dolers on the money I spent for him he did not pay me for gining the 2 bales before you left also mr Jim Reid has not paid me for gining his cotton he oes me for ginning 5 bales those 2 two are the most that are not paid for ginning I am now picking up the rocks of the gin house lot I want to try to tend it this year I thought that I would keep it for a paster but I have takein a nother nosion the people around here trubble me so much about puting their stack so I thought it would pay me better to have a cotton pach I thought that I would plant the lot in front of the house in Cotton I thought I would plant enough Cotton up here to make 14 or 15 bales and plant the other in oats and Corn I dont know wheather that will pay or not as my land is so poor and thin but if you was here to advise me what to do I would feel better satersfide you dont know how much I miss you for your good talks to me if it had to ben for your advice I exspect I would of ben in distress and and trubbe to day but as it tis but as it tis I feel just as able and in dependerly to carry one my buisness this year as I ever did in my life my Dear master elex you dont know how much good it would do me see you and to look at you sit down and talk about buisness I have heard a great deal of talk about hard times but I think this is going to be a hard year I see people that use to own large farms and could [*1900*] get cretit for any thing they ar now beging for meat and bread but not so with us we get a plenty meat and bread to eat when I heard the other day that you was verry sick the other night I began to wonder who woul be my friend if you should not recover I was at the road when they all got the news papers that you was verry ill and severl came running to me telling me [?] you was verry sick and I did not bleave it the reasin I did not beleave it was because they told me in such a manner that I did not feel like they careed they to talk like if you died they would have a good hold on me like they had got on a great maney foolish people that they would have me running after them for their farms as thousin others but I hope that day will never come I have no news to write you all is well and send much love to you your [horse] is do not look like hard times they all are joly and fine my mules look as well if they had to gin too hundred and 400 bales of cotton we are all getting along to [?] verry, wee bill, is like an old [sh???] Billy is one of the best young men that I ever saw he is verry kind and obligeing to me he is ready to do any thing I ask him to do yours obeient servant Harry, Stephen Crawfordville Georgia My Dear mass alex March 9 1874 I write you a few lines to ask you to please let me and Dora sow and that mershene of yours that miss Cindy Stephens has she is not useing it it siting and in the pashage rusting I want to learn how by the [?] you come home your truly Harry Stephens Crawfordville Georgia March the 9 1874 My Dear Master Elex I write you once more to let you know how we all are geting along we all are well at this time and hope you are better than you was [N] a few days My Dear master Elex I so often think of you every hour in the day and wish you was at home Pleas come home pleas come home I think you would get well I will always be sad until you come home it seems to me like you have ben gone one year every thing looks green and pretty and I wish you was here the garden is looking verry well the cows are looking verry well from the looks of them they look like they get plenty to eat Clanddy don't give as much milk as she use to give she has gat so she wonnt eat cotton see mass Quinny feeds the hogs every morning before sun rise and they look verry well the turkeys has commence laying we have got some verry nice friing sise chickens saveing them for you we have not killed one of them this spring all the family sends love to you and says you must come home pleas come home I hope your next letter will you are coming home I remain your obeient Servant Dara Stephens [*1902*] Crawfordville Georgia March the 7 1879 My Dear Master, El. I write you once more to let you know how we all are geting along we all are well at this time and hope you are better than you was a few days My Dear master Clet so often think of you every hour in the day and wish you was at home pleas come home pleas come home I think you would get well I will always be sad until you come home it seems to me like you have ben gone one year everything looks green and pretty and I wish you was here the garden is looking very well the cows are looking very well from the looks of them they look like they get plenty to eat clanddy dont give as much mili as she use to give she has got so she won't eat cotton seed moss Quinny feeds the hogs every morning before sun rise and they took very well the turkeys has commence laying we have got some very nice [????} sise chickens saveing them for you we have not killed one of them this spring all the family sends love to you and says you must come home pleas come home I hope your next letter will you are coming home I remain your obedient servant Dora Stephens An old family servant, living in 1927 crawfords ville ga march the 17.1874 [?] A.H.S. Deir Sir I take the opritunity to in form you that I am well at this. an hopin that you is the same .I. am working with mrs Norton yet will your. Be plesed I let me have. 5 Bushel [?] corn if you plese and I will settlet with you when you come home plese rite to me and let me heir from you so me was heir at present. I still remain your friend [c?oles] Stephens 1903 Crawfordville Georgia April 2 1874 My.Dear.Master.Alex. I received your kind letter and was very glad to here from you but was verry sorry to here that you was verry sick but I hope that you are some better then you was then we all are well and getting along verry well you said that you had not heard any thing about the mashen the readin. I did not write to you about the masheen was because the first time we sent after the mashene miss cinda would not let us have the mashene so just got it yesterday I am verry much orblige to you for it and will take good care of it we have not got it to sewing yet for it never has been used miss cinda says she hasin sawed on it a day since she had it Genei is one of the smartest little girls you ever saw mother and farther sister Ginny Fannie [???} and Leroy all sento how dye to you hapy is planting corn today nothing more Yours truly Dora Stephens April 3 this morning your letter was recived said that you was coming home soon and you dont know glad I was to here that Crawfordville Georgia Dec 2 1874 My Dear Mass. Alex I have ben thinking every day since you left that I would write to you and kept puting off until to night I just concluded that I would not put it off any longer we are all well at this time and I do hope that you are as well as you was when you left home I often think of you I think of you every hour in the day it seems like to me that you have been gone from home to[o] months we are all geting along verry well I washed last Monday and [seand?] out the children and they all [*1905*] commence eating in the chitchen tuesday morning they seem to like it verry well the house is all close up and it looks verry lonely as you are absent I open the house once or twice a week and brush it out and air the house the hogs came yesterday morning and was brought over here yesterday eving there are 15 of them and I think they are verry nice looking hogs they was two colord men put in jail yesterday I heard that one killed a cow and I dont know what the other one was put in there for I have no news to write there is going to be a good [?] of marring in town this month Miss Kate Williams and Mr John Kent is going to get marrid next tuesday night and Mr tom harrison daughter is going to get marrid to Mr Alan two weeks from next thursday and also miss Josephene [?in? and Mr Croane is going to get marrid sometime this month but I dont know when there are a good many round in the crountry are going to get marrid Miss Sallie [?elding] has marrid and has left our town since you left home she marrid a young man from Lincol one of old uncle Abram Collins daughter has marrid since you left and also one of his sons has marrid [sand] Mrs Sanders the capt wife her sister little baby that the had over here the day before you left it died monday at twelve o clock it had the croup they all take in the death of the little baby verry hard they carrid it over to henfield yester day to berry it nothing more Jenie goes in to your room and tells billy that she is going to tell you about you sleeping in your bed and says you will be mad she verry often speakes of you, and ask where you are Mother farther Irwin & Jamie Jimmy and Jennie all send love to you all want to see you give my love to pierce from your friend Dora Stephens 157-2 Crawfordville Georgia Dec 3 1874 My Dear Mass Alex Your two letters has ben received one a few days ago and one this morning and you dont know how glad I was to here from you and to know how you was geting along this leaves us all well and hope that your health is now improveing you dont know how bad I hateed to leave you that night when you shake my hand and told me. if we never meet again you hope to meet in heaven and if we should never meet again in this wourld I hope we will meet in heaven I had quit a lonely time coming home in the first place I never tried to get any place to sleep all the people along the road would know me by seeing me with you and would ask me why did I leave you that hurt me werse then anny thing els and I would tell them that my Cuisneds would not alow me to stay they would not beleave that but would have [?] their way and said that I ought to staid with you no news here the weather is verry warm here it is not cold enough to sit by the fire the hogs are here I selected the best I could they are large middle sise and I will them as soon as it gets cold without further orderd from you I am verry buisy now ginning the people is trubbling me so until I [?] dont have time go to my meals sent a little something in the gin house when I can get it I will get through ginning to morrow morning early and will [?rery] it to the depot [?] morning and then I will commence an [?] give my best respect to Andy Johnson and tell him that we must take good care as [?] like I try to do also remember me kindly to Mr Mack and to peirce nothing more write to your true friend until death P.S Harry Stephens all send love to you and are very anxious to see you Sparta Jany, 1st 1875 Master Alx It is Doubtfun wheather you Remember me now or not. I am a former slave of [Gavin] Brothers Lintons "Caroline" is my name. I have a question and a favor to ask of you. My Husband & self has DePosited in the Freedman's Bank of Augusta May 5th 1874 five Hundred Dollars in Specie of our hard erning Price the amamcipation. With the understanding & assurance of the officers of that Branch that the Goverment U.S. was responsible for [1909] it. if there is any probability of our getting it please let me know. as your Health is so bad and your memory Taxed with so many important thing. I dislike to trouble you about such but knowing that you are the only one that I would Rely upon for facts concerning the matter. and we have sufferd much from the affects of the fraud Recommended by Congress Write me Your Obt Servt Caroline Watkins Crawfordville Ga Jan 17. 1875 Dear old Master I am well at this time and hope this letter may fine you the same I have been want to write to you some time ago. it was not because it [that] was not that I forgot you but I niglect it. Grand father died last night and aunt Maryann Bind is dead uncle Abe son wife. Age little baby is dead too. We ll have a good deel af Sickness and death I am try to live in the faith [Tini Smithy?] hand here. Green got wheat planted around his house [*1910*] I want to see you mighty bad if I never see you no more I hope to met you in heaven where crossed and trial are done away with [Sn?en] join me in love to you we r all well Linton join me in love to you I will crose by Saying God Bless is my pray your Truly freind Jane Moore Crawfordvile Georgia [*33 r*] Crawfordville Georgia Jan 18 1875 My Dear Mass Elex I received your kind letter and was glad to here from you this [leaves?] us all well in helth but in low spirit - and a lonely condition of the death of grand farther Fountain he was in town Saterday and also he was at the gin house talking with papa telling him how he exspects to live this year said he exspect to save more then . he ever had and was going to take care of what he had he told granmother that that he felt better last Saterday then he had felt in a long time he was talking with papa [*1911*] about five O Clock on Saterday eving and looked verry sad in it he was also at Mr Richards after dark had a long talk with him he went home about 7 O Clock gran mother said he told her that he felt so bold to give him his supper by the fire side and he ate supper and fell back in the chair and showman and uncle vince takein him up and laid him on the bed and he died as soon as they laid him on the bed there was no one there except the home folk's granmother makes it verry hard also showman he looked like he was just a sleep you dont have anny thought how bad uncle ben was burnt uncle vince says that he was burnt awful he helped to dress him uncle bub devided out all his thing before he was berrid a week I think william ought to had every thing granfarther was asking when you was comeing [?] Saterday he said you told him that you would be home on the fourth Monday in February that you would be here the fourth monday in march I hope you will be home soon we are anxious to see you we have not had but one pretty day this year and that was last Friday mother received the cook book she was glad to receive it she thanks you verry much for it she has made some lite biskets from the book all she likes for is butter and eggs she says she is going to try to make the flowers last until you comes home she says she has got a barrell man full all send love to you nothing more [exerse] bad writing from your friend until death Dora Stephens Ps [trrid] & rend further tody and they was a large crowd not all sends love to you Crawfordville Georgia Feb 5th 1875 My Dearest Miss Alex I received your kind letter and was filled with Joy to here from you Mz dear moss I am So sorry to here that you are not comeing home on the fourth Monday in this Month it did hurt me So bad when I heard it you dont know how Sorry I was to here it I have ben wishing a long time for that time to come So I could See you but I hope you will come down this leaves us all well except Genie and myself have got verry bad colds little Genie talks about you 1913 she says she want to see you verry bad I ask her the other day if she wasin sorry that you was not comeing this month she said yes she was says she wants you to come home and you will give her chickens she has not has anny chicken since you left except once she is always telling Mr Armstrong and all what you use to give her and what you use to say to her and they dont seem to beleave it and it makes her verry made they dont think what you think as much of us as we think you do all our talk from morning until night is mass Alex it is talk all day long mother says she wants to see you and after think of you Danel Owens and his wife sends love to you Wesly and his wife sends love to you every body around Crawfordvill sends love to you white and Colerd I feeds your poor old dog thrce 3 times a day he is verry fat Frank and boy is well poor old binks is falling about yet he is no better then he was when you left we have not got anny young chickens yet we are saveing some turkey for you Genie dont want anny one to eat anny of her turkeys except you we have not got anny Cow [?] except [Franni??] we have had some verry prettie days this week though yesterday and today was two pretty cold days Jimmy told me to tell you that mr Myers has sent him those boots at last that he promis him I will write to you a gain you must write to me we are allways glad to here from you grand mother has ben up here a twice since grand farther died She has fell of a great deal Nothing more write Soon no news from your Dear friend until death Dora Stephens excuse bad writing Dora Stephens Crawfordsville, Geo. 9th Feb 1876 Dear Master Alex, I thought I would drop you a few lines tonight, as I have not written to you since you left. I am still living with Uncle Harry. I keep studying my books, and am trying to learn all I can. Father and Mother have moved over from Hancock County and are living out at Mr. Thomas Harrison's place. They send love to you. They are very well pleased with their new home. Pluck and Frank are getting along very well & perfectly happy when they get plenty to eat. All are well on the lot and at the plantation. We have done nothing in the way of farming yet. We are all anxious to see you back at home again. When do you think you will get back? I would be very glad to get a letter from you. I have nothing of interest to write Yours Truly Linton Ingram Augusta Georgia Nov 16th 1875 Mast Alex Dear Sir I taked the opportunity of droping you afew lines I arive here safe I comence in Studies this morning I had to get all new Books they cost me $225 I like Dr Robert finely I am well at this time hopeing these few may fine you the same give my love to all my inqurn friend Your truly Linton Ingram [*1916*] Institute Augusta Ga Dec 1 th 1875 Mast Alex I take this opportunity to drop you a few lines to let you know that I am well at time hopeing this card may find you the same I have not receive no answer from you yet. I thought probaby that you may have written to me. and I did get it yet I am geting along very well in my studies now. here. I think Dr. Robert is good him. write me word weather you is going to Washington or not. I send my best respect your affectionated Servant Le. S. Ingram [*1917*] United States POSTAL CARD. WRITE THE ADDRESS ONLY ON THIS SIDE-THE MESSAGE ON THE OTHER AUGUSTA DEC 2 GA. U.S. POSTAGE ONE CENT To Hon. A. H Stephens Crawfordvill Georgia Institute Augusta Geo December 7th:75 Mast Alex Dear Sir I take this opportunity this evening to drop you a few line, I am enjoy very good health at this time hopeing by the this this better reach you it [my] find you the same. Mr. Mitchell told me that you said that I must let you know how much would it take to bare my expenses per month I thing I can get along with six dollars per month, with washing and all my expenses together I am her sorry that I wrote so bad before. Dr. Ro ber has change rule from what they were last sesion he carge all who are not prepare for [*16745*] ministers one dollar per month. I am getting along very well I get four lesson [a] or day I was in an a hurry when I wrote to you before and did not take time explain what I did while Your Truly Servant. Linton Ingram [*119-d*] Institute of Augusta Ga Dec 8th 1875 Dear mother I take this opportunity drop you a few lines I am well at this time hoping this may find you the same I had found uncle Lenny and were at his house yesterday he send love to all you must write to me in short and yet hear you you all getting along. H. G. Ingram Crawfordville Georgia Jan 1 76 To My Dear Master Alex Your most kind and loveing letter was received on the 30 int I was so glad to get a letter from you as I think of you all the time and never tire in reading your letters Mr [Porham?] was where when I received it and she said it was a very good letter we are all very well and do hope that you are better off then you have been in some time Jimmie and Fannie has been home and seem to enjoy them selves very well they was very glad to get home Jim was one of the gladest little boys that ever you saw to get home he just cried when he got to the house he has grown a great deal Bonnie Shin came down this eveing from Atlanta he has improvedd some he lives very well we are haveing very bad weather here now it has been snowing evey since Sundy night every thing is frose up the ground is all coverd with snow Mother and farther all on the lot sends much love to you no news here nothing please write soon from your true friend Dora Stephens Augusta Georgia Feb 15th /76 Mass Alec I embrace this opportunity to drop you a few lines in behalf of your health. I would like to know how your health is progressing I hope these few lines will find your health improving. I must close my letter by saying hoping to hear from you in short your truly servant Linton Ingram November 12 1876 Atlanta versity Atlanta georgia my dear moselile [?] I write yo these fee liens to let you know that I am new at this and hope these fee liens will find you and all the family well I have written the letters to yo and have not received no anser I have ben looking for a letter from you all this week and have not received no anser I thought you was sick the reason you did not write to me me and Quincy are both getting along very well in our studdies Quincy can write verry well it is very cold up here now it has ben rainy all the week but it has [?] off very cold [?] you must tell me in your next letter when you are going to start to washington citty I will be so glad to see you and father Quincy hated it very bad whe he heard that Mr Waddell and Mr Evans had ben [home?] [*1020*] I received a letter from Dora and she told me to tell Quiny that she read [Mr] this letter to Mr Nadeble and to Mr Evans and they had a big laugh about his letter I told Quiny about it and he hated it verry bad since linton home he is very well satisfyed but still he want to leave home he says he must to leave home so bad & have no kness to write Nora send love to you give my love to all the family and write soon as you get this letter write me all the kness in your next letter write soon [to] yours truly Fannie Q Stephens Atlanta Georgia Nov 18th 76 Atlanta University Mass Alex Dear Sir Embrace this opportunity to write you a few lines that I am well at this time Getting along in studies pretty well. I was very glad to hear that you was going to keep the pony till come home I would be very glad if you would. I know that he is a good one because I have rode him I wish. I was at home now but as it is I cant be there. I wish when you come by Atlanta [*1921*] that you would give an over coat and a suit clothes you can get them here very cheap it is very cold in Atlanta now I never will forget you as long as I live. Give my love to ma . Dora and Jimmie all my friends tell Henry I wrote him a letter and he didn't answer it. and tell to get the dollar from uncle Isaac Send it to me for I need it very bad write soon Your Truly Qinnie Stephens Crawfordville Georgia Dec 18 [86?] Dear Master Alex Your letter was received this morning we were all glad to here that you were geting along so well I hope you will continer to get on well during your absent from home every thing looks [?] at home onely you being absent from home makes evry thing look lonely and [queer?] I was in your room this morning and evey thing looks so strange without your present we have not killed the Hogs yet it is now 2 O clock the thermometer 48 I guess I will [?ill] to morrow [st?l] will be tuesday nothing more give my respect to Alex tell him to give my love to George and all the boys and to miss [tempy?] and ask him do she come to see him after [Doris?] [Eliza?] [gem's?] and all on the lot sends love to you and Alex yours truly Harry Stephens PS tell Alex I have not been over in town since I came home January 13 1877 Mr. Alexander H Stephens Dear Sir I take pleasure in writing to you to let you know how glad that I was to hear that you was well please with what I had made you and hope that you will still help me I want that horse that you bost from Elis Stewart I am going to try harder than I ever did to make a good crop and I will try every dollar that I make I will write down (?) now as soon as Im able. Write soon and let me now. I am depending on you. We are all well yours truly Robert Felay Crawfordville Georgia Jan 25 1878 Dear Master Alex You must realy excuse me for not writing to you before this I have not been very well also they have been great confusion here betwen [papy?] and Sherman and his master. [Papy?] received your letter an yesterday day Mass Alex it has raised great confusion between mother and father about the arangements you made about bording the hands over to the other but father says if he bords them over to other but he will take [Grammie?] or my self & cook for them and says there will be no one here to cut wood and do other things [*1924*] About the lot that the hands should do Mother Say if he he takes Henry and Nathan away and leave no one to cut wood she will quit father says he is not able to cut wood so I dont know what will be don they are allways quiting and going on Mother is willing to do all she can do for you she has allmost as meny to cook for as she did when you was here Mrs Simson and Robby Came to day she expected to stay some time with Miss Emma Nothing more write soon. I only write this to let you know what is going on here here after plans tell me what arangements you make with people for me I shall write more next time don't say anything about what I write you no one knows about this except my self give my love to Alex all well ??? yours truly Dora Stephens [*1925*] Crawfordville Georgia March 10 79 Dear Master Alex I am very sorry indeed to here that you are not coming home I would have writen to you before this to let you know how every thing [passed?] of course[?] week and one but was here shal you would be home soon and it would be useless to write you we all are very sorry that you are not comeing home all are well except mother She has been in bed for several 1926 days she is now up, but unable to do any thing Jimmie and myself [?] cooking also attending to the house of course. we had a large crowd during court week several others would have stopped here if you had of been here but they was not invited they went to the hotel we had every thing fixed up very nice to we set a very nice table at each meal [JiJa?] suprentended and carried on every thing so you have it — carried it on when you are here we did all that we could to carry on every thing as it is carried on when you are here I was ancly sorry if some thing and what was that you was not at home I allways try to wait on you friend & company when you are absent as if you was here I hope there will never be another court here unless you are at home every body sounds to be mistress and master we have company nearly every day with John Stephens family or others coming or the other familys we are having beautiful weather now our garden are looking bountifull I spent the day out to Mrs. Asberry came last Wensday. She is quite feeble. She asked me (?) I writen to you to remember her and her family to you also miss Martez they are all anxious to see you nothing more people this (?) family - well and send love you we all are very dissatisfied as you are at home yours as ever P.S. Dora Stephens remember me to Alex Crawfordville Ga May 14 79 Dear Master Alex It has been a long time since I have heard from you We all have become very anxious to here from you. we never here one word from you only when you write to (?) and that is very seldom. We all are very well except Mr. ONeal is not well I have been quite feeble his spring I have been for several week in [shol?] I could not raise my arm. I sufferd a great deal with my shoulder it is some better now. I am very anxious for you to come home I am trying to do the best that I can until you get home people are allways droping in here every week or so as they did when you was home I have about 40 little chickens and will have more soon we have a very good garden I would like for you to be here Miss [Manly?] came over a few days go and spent the day with us she told Dora to write and and say to you that she received your letter and was glad to here from you was very anxious for you to come home we are very kind to miss Nany Dora likes her her diner very often also go over and bring her over here and takes her back. Harry is well sends love to you he is very busy in his garden Jarmine Genie Dora sends 1929 love to you Dora says the wants you to make haste and come because M [Bri?les] Cook has almost lost her mind he thinks she will have to go to the asylum Tell Alex Whitman Jeones wife died about a week ago all sends much love to you and Alex write soon I hope to see you at home soon yours truly Eliza Stephens Dear Mass Alex I am going to school. I learn very fast I have been going only six weeks and I can read and spell I have a very good teacher I love her very much indeed she is very anxious to see you. I wish you would please sir send me a little speak book. I speak every friday yours Genie Floyed Crawfordville Ga Nov 5 79 Dear Master Alex Father request of me to write you that he received the medicin on yesterday was very glad to get it also very much oblige to you for it. He is still improving He is not suffering with any pain except his hand you don't know how much we miss you all I spent yesterday evening & monday evening with Miss Nancy everything is so sad and lonely without you I could not stay here father says that he friend on Monday might be here Alex call for him to go to your house until 10 o'clock. We all had a very bad time monday night. Judge Binslaw sent over for me to write you that he received the Package yesterday and are very much oblige to you for it He is very much pleased with it He says send back those that you carried down with you He could not tell me what He wanted to write to you for criing. He cried as if his Heart was allmost Broken I shimithze with him. We are haveng very cold weather here and the water Bucket at the house was half full of ice yesterday morning the thermometer was at 39 had a very heavey frost this morning but not as cold as it was yesterday morning Mr ONeal is very well sends love to you miss nancy wishes to be remembered to you all are well sends love to you and Alex. Mr Hern Left on Monday evening Mr Alen Bensley Son got marrid last night I dont know who he married no news I hope you will have a pleasant trip to Washington and not get sick I hope you will (?) as soon as you get to Washington. I shall be anxious to here from you. please remember me to Alex except a (?) for yourself -- yours truly Dora Stephens PS -- take good care of Alex [Incorrectly Filed Letter Removed] Crawfordville Ga. Feb 16 1880 My, Dear Master, Alex I Guess that you are listening & writing to me the news from home during this week, I have kept thinking every day that I would write to you but have been very busy. I kept puting off until this moment. I received your letter several days ago but was very glad to here from you but very sorry to here that you were not well. I do hope that you are feeling 1934 better than you was when you last written. This leaves all very well except myself I am suffering very much with my foot I have been good some for two days. We have had a grand closing this week & they all seem to enjoy them selves very much I wish [that?] you could have been here. this week, a great maney have been found guilding this Court. The gail are filled with people wemen & men. I will give you a list of what kind after table that we set during this week Monday for Diner Tuesday for Diner Judge Pullee. Mr. Cebran A C M Mr Luill. Mr L A C M Gen DuBase. Mr. E G Stephens Mr Collie. Beef Supe Mr Ing Evens. Ham and Mutton Mr A Mitchell Turkey and Cicken Mr Porter and Son Dens and Beans Pertators and Rice Beuf Supe Milk Boiled Ham Pies and Custard Rost Beuf Cakes Rost Mutton Side Midling Thursday for Diner irish [Potatoes?] Mr Asbury Rice and Peas. Mr Vesey Sweet [Potatoes?] Mr Sulivan Butter Beans Mr Jhonston she [Etalor?] [Sill?] Bread and Corn Bread Mr Milton Rence Cabage and Pickerls Mr C [Riull?] for Supper and Breakfast for Deserts Wafulls and Corn Cakes Pies Shud and Chicken Custard Cold Beaf and Mutton Preserves Lite Rools and Biskets Pound Cake Ham and Rice Cakes Milk bicose Bad Milking and Misstakes all are well and sends much love to you and Alex I am suffering very much with my foot [*1935*] write soon your [?] Mr H Matan spent the week here Dora Spephens 1935 Crawfordville Ga Dec 25 1880 Dear Master Alex I received your letter several days ago and would of answered before but no your fence[?] and mine was so different afraid the Land, I thought that I would wait and think about it a while before answering and see what the chance would be for me to raise the money I have thought that I would answer you $15 hundred dolers for the mown and kept place, without what has bee sold off from it I know that is a great deal less than you gave for it - I think this is a full value for these are more most land then land fit to attend. I only make this propasion to you as you requested me to do not as I want you to do any thingagaist your own will I have almost declined the idea of buying the place any way. Mr Hilsman Land was sold the other day some of it in this county some in [ his?] C0. I heard that any of it did not bring over five $5 dDolers per Acar. The most of it only brought $4 Dol Mrs Sarah Stephens Land was also sold, it was sold for $3 to $4 Dolers per Acer, was the highest. I never like to go in det for some thing longer then one year, if you agree on the price I want to pay half of the $15 hundred Dolers by the last of next month and the balance I want it to be paid without intress some time after next year if it suits you I would also like for you to give me a deed as soon as the trade is made and I give you a [sale?] for the balance of the money made payable some time after next year without intress. Then I would be satersfide that it was don according to Law if agreeable with cost 1933 20195 1935-b nothing more hoping to here from you soon. I am glad to here that you are still improving in health Mr. O'Neal is very well He is very lively indeed He gave us an egg nog this morn He chugged a large glass of it and forgot to share for the first time since I have known him. We all had a big laugh at the passion. Mr. Draper came over and brought him a bottle of wine. Mr. Graham came up and they all had a lively time Last night when we went to bed it was a beautiful bright night. We thought we would have a beautiful Christmas morning this morning. When we got up it was raining and it’s been raining ever since all sends love yours Harry Stephens that he has [tumor?] and sad I am give up him mine was not on the cause of this wourld he Sick [?yest] before he (?) Master Alex is not dead yet he will make all thing right he was then talking to himself. Crawfordsville has lost a good man. But we must submit because of heaven knows the time will soon come when we must pay the same debt. Plese give my love to Mr Kent Jane join me in love to all write soon G.L. Moore Crawfordville Ga Feb 1 1881 Dear Master Alex Yours of the 28 inst came to hand on Last Sunday was very glad to get it. You said that you would to know who penned that letter A young man from the Atlanta university his name is William James He was here spending a few days he said he would write you as I was feeling very badly. I was anxious [*1937*] [*29103*] for you to know all the particulars but did not feel that I could write you myself. Dear [?] Alex you must not think that we had any thought of Leaveing here now we have not any where to go if we wanted to go the Houses I supose are all rented you know I never was in favor of Leaveing you for you took care of us when we was not able to take care of our selves and I feel it it our duty to take care of you as Long as you Live and we Live. We have not made any arrangements to do any thing we all are Leaning and depending on you to do as you think best we Looking to you as a father to teach and show us how to Live and what to do for I know you will not tell us to do anny thing that is not right if you know it I do hope that Jimmie will change and be a good Boy but I am afraid that He will not I try to advise Him the best that I know The Hands that father hired are the Last for this year Aran Henry Robbert Smith that Lived here severl years ago Spencer Anderson Fillmore [?] [?] [?] [?] they are all still here. I guess we will have [?] enough to Last until you come home Jim and Henry can get sugar coffee flower etc with the [?] that [*1938*] they do for the merchants in town so that you will not have to have any trubble about such things until you get home I do wish that you was here now I told Henry to tell the Hammond how much corn and (?) that was here for the flock you must write us how to do and what to do Mr. ONeal is well sends his love to you master (?) able to do any thing since the death of Dear further we all send love to you and Alex yours in sorrow Dora Stephens PS I wish you would please have six pictures drawn from this one of Dear (?) there is no artist here. Crawfordville Ga 18 Feb 1881 Dear Master Alex Mr Oneal received your letter on yesterday we all was very glad to here from you. We had become very anxious to here from you. when we dont here from you every two or three days we feel very badly we all are [strie?] here at a Loss. Waiting and watching and depending on you and no one else Mother has decided to let every thing stand just as it is until you get home if you are willing of cours we will have to do what you think best. We would rather you would settle up and pay of Forster(?) acounts and settle with the hands then anny body else Liveing of cours you knows as well as I do. that [father?] had a great deal owing to him nearly every body in Town owes him the Cotton all have been gined and packed ready for shipping I think they have one more bale to be Gin. Judge Hammack has published [Citation?] for mother to take at [minstrusive?] on the first Monday in March Judge Hammack has refuse to take at [minstrusive?]. Mother says that she has been thinking about trying to get Mr James [Asberry?] or Mr Linkan busy but she will not do anny thing until she heres from you but she would much rather wait until you get home for you will do as a father would do as my dear father said on the day before He died that you would do all things right. Mr. ONeal says that He will began his garding tomorrow if the weather is good the wind has been so very bad He has not planted anything this leaves all well and sends love to you and Ales. I do hope that you will be at home soon we are moving the beds and cleaning up the house nothing more write me soon as you can. Yours truly Dora Stephens PS we send love and best wishes to you and Alex. [*(56-C)*] Crawfordville Ga 21 Feb 1881 Dear Master Alex Yours of the 17 inst came to hand on yesterday and also the photographs. was very glad to get them. We are very much pleased indeed. I think they are very good. We return many thanks to you. I would Like [*29110*] [*1941*] very much for you to have more taken. My Dear father has a good many disent friends that I would Like to send them too. a great many of his white friends would Like to have his photograph. I wish you would pleas have one doz Small ones and half doz Large ones taken the same sise that you sent mother also received the paper stand you sent her. We are very much pleased with the obituary they have been two or three published but I like this better then anny I have seen. I am haveing one writen I shall send you a coppy of it. Mr Oneal is garding to day He says that He is very much oblige to you for the documents that you sent him. I had the fig bushes Trimed up and I am going to have the Grape vines Trimed and fixed up. every thing Looks very Sad and lonely on the Lat Yrs Stock are all Looking very 1942 well Jimmie is Halling every day He halls wood and fraight for the merchants He is very industrious He never wants to be told to go to his work. I hope he will be a good Boy. The mast wood that He halls. He halls one Loud for the other and some Lands He gets the money for this Leaves all well and very anxious to see you, hopeing to see you at home soon Dora Stephens Crawfordville Ga March 1 1881 Dear Master Alex Henry requested of me to write to you to know what would be Best to do with the 9 or 10 Bales of Cattan that He has already Grined and Packed ready for shiping He says please let him knows [*1943*] weather to ship them or not and who to ship them too and if you try ship them and who too He will do so and you can sell them at anny time, that you think best My Dear Master Alex you are our only depenence now and we take you for our forther and we want you to see after us as a Dear forther would do poor Mather says that she is looking up to you and depending on you for you is the only true friend that she has an with she says that she wants to see you werse then she ever wanted to see anny one in all her life before I do hope the Lord will give us good weather so that you can come home soon if you only know how we felt without you you would come home as soon as pasable please come home so soon as you can I went over to see Mr William Stephens a few days ago He is very sick indeed [*1944*] I do not think He will ever recover. Henry is haveing the Gray Horses stable Coverd to day the Garden seed came in Last friday Mr Oneal planted some of them on yesterday all are well on the ? but vary anxious to see you we all send much love to you and Alex. Yours truly Dora Stephens [*15-C*] Crawfordville Ga March 7 1881 Dear Master Alex I received your letter and the photagraph's on Last Friday. I was very glad to get them and to hear from you, but was very sorry that you did not say anny thing about coming home and when you would. Come [*1945*] name. Dr. Kent came over to see mother on Last Saturday. He says that He has desided to take at [minstrasion?] and will do the best that He can I hope that we will have plesent good weather so that you can come home we are so anxious to see you Mr Ogsby came here on Last Thursday we all are well and sends love to you and Alex. Write us when you will. be home and what day yours truly Dora Stephens [*1946*] Crawfordville Ga March 12 1881 Dear Master Alex I received your letter on yesterday I was very glad to here from you but very sory to here that you was not in good health Dear Master Alex I am very sorry indeed that you can not get home [*1947*] before the first or middle of next month I do hope that your mind will change and you will get home a great deal sooner then you expect I do not know what on earth I shall do if you dont come home for I feel that I have no true friend on earth except you my Dear Husbon has gone and Left me here in the hands of you and the good Lord I hope that you will be able to start home in a few days we have been cleaning up the House and sunning the beds for too weeks exspecting to get a letter every day saying when you would be home Dr. Kent has took Almins trusion they praised the property on Last Thursday I have not heard yet what they praised it at Dora wrote you that He said that He would take it and do the best that He could with it the cotton was all carried to the depot this morning 1948 I am not aquainted with Mr Robbert Kent. Dora knew him I was very glad to get his letter. excuse [?] writing all [are] is well on the Lot and very anxious to see you Mr Oneal is very well He is as anxious for you to come home as we are Mr Agoby is here we all sends love to you and Alex hoping to see you soon yours until Death Eliza Stephens PS Dora says that she forgot to say to you and Alex to take one of Harrys pictures I hop you did Crawfordville Ga Sept 10 1882 My Dear Alex As I am siting in my room all alone thinking of you feeling so sad & lonely I thought that I would write you a few lines today is a sad lonely looking day it has been raining all day. The weather is very dark every body is siting by fire side. I wrote to you several days ago but have not received any answer I heard that you all was going from Macon to Atlanta again so I thought that I would write to you where I hope this will reach you very soon my Dear Alex why don't you write to me you know that I want to hear from you. I have been feeling guilty troubled about you [1949] for two or three days I feel that you are sic & I can not (?) I out of my mind I dreamed a few nights ago that I saw you very sick and I allways believe in my dreams for they allways come true I dreamed on Thursday night that my hand (?) here. I saw it Bleeding on friday I hurt it very badly. My dear Alex it seems as I want to see you werse then I ever did in my life Dear Alex when I think over matters they seem very hard if they are fair I can not express my feelings to you I wish (?) or knew how I feel to day I don't feel that I have a friend on earth though I know that I have some very good ones Living but I can not help feeling that way some times. Dear Alex do write to me as soon as you get this for I feel heartbroken about (?) this is a very sad letter to me my eyes are all filled with tears. I shall have to close my eyes are so full of tears I can not see to write. I am not well and have not been for several days. I do hope that you are well and enjoying yourself and haveing a nice time with the young ladies hopeing to hear from you soon with much love & best wishes from your (?) hearted Dora Stephens PS John is well and bad as ever He comes down to see me two or three times every day I bought him a (?) yesterday He is going to start to school tomorrow. He would of come to school last week but there was no Books in town He sends love to you if you see Rosane [Locket?] anny remember me to her Jane Anderson is still here she wishes to be remembered to you Yours as Ever D.S. [*Dora Stephens a maid at Liberty Hall*] Crawfordville Ga. Sep 12: 1882. Dear Buddie: yours came duly to hand and I was glad to hear from you but truly sorry to hear that you have not recieved any hearing from me. this Is the third time I have written to you, I am sorry that you did not get It. Darling I hope that this will find you well. I want to see you very bad And hope that you will come home soon so that I can see you I hope that you are [*JC to think of you but I hope that you will bring yours when you come back home If not you can send It. to me before you come I want your picture and you must have It taken and send send to me before you come*] [*1951*] 2 a good boy and will be [???] all of the time you Ask me to tell you all of the news. I dont hear any more than buddie Collings Is married. I dont want you to marry before you come back and also we have some very cool weather now hear and It Is most to cool for any one to sleep by them selves but It Is so that they have too, but you must be a good Child and a Sweet one too, I thinks of you In my day travels and you Is with me In my night dreams I dream a Sweet dream about you last week and 3 I wish that It was true but hope that It will be true In the future you must write me a long letter next time and give me all of the news a bout yourself and how you Is getting along without seeing your dear girl dont you never doubt my love for you as long as you remain near and dear to me as you have ever done before. Quinnie please be a good sweet child and If you do you know what will be In the future for your, you know that I love you dearly, and hope that you loves me thinks that you loves me [*1952*] 4 dont you never think anything else while you live In the world and I live, but what I told you last year before I went to School In Atlanta although you has doubted me but as long as you remain near to me I will love but you dont think but I will sure you better than I can tell you If life last me you must keep that which I give you to Remember me and when you cannot see me you can look at them and think of me, but you did not give me anything mother sends her best regards to you and says that you must be a good boy myself I am well as common now but I have been very sick since you left you must be a good boy write soon yours until death [Buddie?] May God bless you Darling [Athens?] Ga Jan 12th 1883 Goodman Stephens Dear Sir I take the opportunity of writing you a few lines in Reguards to a Differculty in which taken Place in Athens last April on the case of Frank Johnson & Enoch Echols. When the two Boys was arrested and take to Jail [there?] was an Excitemt got up that they would Be taken out of Jail and linch them. then a party of Colord Boys went up there to see that they were not Kill in [wl] that way W. H. Pledger was in the Same such We would like to here from you on the matter whether we taken the law in our hands on not Knowing that you on the Govonor of Georgia you will assist us poor Ignorant Colored people all you Can We Went But Did not know that we was a head of the law. the trial will Come off Monday and if we are Convicted we will Beg the Mercy of you. please answer this Right away Yours Repesctfuly Wyant Upson [*1953*] Crawfordville Jan the 19 1883 Masleix I received your voucher surprised letter & was very glad to hear from you noo you are very mouch mistaken saying that you had nothin to do with making the arrangements with me for spending the very night Ms Waddell visit have you care me in your room &. told me you had hired Spencer & told me to let him run the wagon for but you said Spencer must feed one mule & I must feed one [*1954*] now you ought not to say you did not have nothing to do with it if I were to say I did not have any thing to do with your being When you come home you would not like it al all you would get mad with me I got some oats at Mr richards to feed my mules with & got half & Spencirs half & he went & charge them all to me & bought whiskey & meal & [fouper?] & suggars & coffee & every thing for his oen family & then went & charge it to me I am willing to pay my part but I am not willing to pay for Spencirs part part mas John told me any thing I wanted him to do let him hav it & he would come down hear & attend to it for me so please tell mas John I say to come down hear & settle up my account for me & will pay him as soon as you can sell the cotton No so for me & he just like I am lost Spencir has told it all over town that you made the arrangement for me to feed the [?] & then give him half & did not do any souch of a thing my hand is just as good as Spencir all the white folks in town says you did not not make any souch arrangement if you did they say you you did not intend for him to make any thing he touch [?] board & feeds hogs & Masses I am very sorry you let them you did not intend for her to make any thing he tooch a horse & fed his boys & guess am & this old Marses & am very sorry you let their [st??] obey him His years charity keep up [Africas?] all the time she is the bigist liar in town I am sorry you are hiring Then I cant keep a chicken nor any thing for [st???] Parson did not want her to cook for him but he was afraid to tell you is now mas that you is all I have got to do any thing for me so no I want you to do all you can for [??] Tell mas John I told the merchants to wait & I would wait for you to com down Mas & little Sister they fear me the thing to please Let me kno if he can come I want him to com as soon as he can & am dependding of you & him both to attend to me now please write soon to me & let me hear from you soon am greatly bothered about my [Missuiss?] now & feel quit like I am lost & have got no friend on earth it is Friday now it has been Thaigiving hear all the work Day & night have attend to this for me as soon as possibel & am dependding upon you all & no one else [*1958*] I got Fannie to write this letter for me she is here with me and will be here until she is confind favor is will & all the rest & send much love to you Remember my kindiness Regards to all yours truly Eliza Stephens 1957 [*[Jan. 23. 1883]*] Garfield Warren County Jan. 23 183 Hon Mr Stephens Dear sir I write to you to inform you of my health which is very good of present and hope it may find a you the same Sir I am now about to commence school and as you has promised to assist me a little I now petition for the same. please pardon this letter as [the?] house is crowded with people I am your boy A S Tally Narwood. Warren County Ga January 23th 183 Hon. Dear Sir as have wrote to you a few days since 108-d [*1959*] Dear Mas Aleck Cranfordville Ga February 7th 1883 Your letter of February 1st received; this leaves all well and getting on well I have seen Mr Holden and corrected the matter about the valise. Mr holden was in fault the reason it was not mailed the Irish potatoes have not arrived yet, will delivre them when they come Mr Oneal has not seed Enough: he wants some English peas & some cabbage seed, he has plenty of Beans & Squashes I have plowed up a portion of the garden and prepared for the irish potatoes am halling straw now to cover them, the part you wanted broke up, I have delivered the Coal to Mr [Germo?]; he seems thankfull to you; Mr Oneal has no Coffee and Sugar, I have been furnishing him, also flour, according to his instructions, I have it charged to me in [wag?] of my hauling. he sent Dora out to [bring?] him coffee and it proved inferior and I bought for him, I have bought 50 lbs of flour, and 2 bushels of meal, but it was not charged to you I got it for the lot (I paid for it myself = before I got into buisness; I had it charged) but have settled it; Please Excuse me for not answering your letter sooner; I have to have my writing done as I can! The manure in yard I wanted to put on the lot near the church Eliza had it put on her lot she said she wanted , it and would write you about it; I do not know whether she has written you or not I must close S our kindest regards. to you and all! truly yours &c obedint servent: Spencer Anderson [*1959*] Crawfordville Feb 7th 1883 Dear Mass Alex. I received your letter this mornings. I do not expect to have any disturbance about Mr Oneal's room. Last year when ever I saw that his room needed sweeping or dusting or the ashes needed taking up, I would always attend to it, and I have been doing the same this year. Mr Oneal told me that he did not think Genie was strong enough to sweep his carpet clean, and as to the ashes, she never takes them up, I feel sorry to see this poor men carrying out the ashes himself, which I have seen him do often. I know people will talk about me, when they see Mr Oneal's room looking so shabby. I've got pride, to want all of your house to look nicer, and try to keep it so. I will close. Mr Oneal is well, so are all the rest of us. Yours with respect Charity Anderson [*1960*] Marion Ala Feb 27th 1883 Mr alexander Stephens Of course you will wonder how I came to write to you first I will tell you that I am Robbert Alexander Sheppherd and a name sake of yours I was born in gasper county georgia I am now forty five years of age perhaps you may remember me if you remember Mr Cebron Shy as he was a distant relation to my mother you will ask why I never wrote to you before I dont know my self my parents moved from georgia when I was a bout nine years of age to alabama but they have been [*1961*] dead many years ago I now have a family of my own about all I have got too. I have a wife and five children my oldest boy is named Bedford Alexander he says when he can write good enough he is going to write to you and he knows you will answer his letter he is eight years old now, I hardley know why I am writing to you my Self it has been so long since I saw you, I was quite small then and am yet, I only weigh about one hundrend and fifteen pounds I am a mechanic by trade but I have not been able to do any work this winter I have been suffering from liner complaint in fact I have had it for three years I hope you will answer my letter Mr Stephens I would be very glad to have a letter from you it would be a ray of Sunshine in my path we often read in the news papers of your kindness to the people of georgia I wish I had a home in or near Atlanta as this is quite a dull town in the way of buisness but I have bought a small place for my family and if I dont finish paying for it I will lose the place and all the work I have done to it, perhaps you do not like to read such long letters and I will close hope you will write soon to me very Res R. A. Sheppherd Direct your letter to Marion Ala ferry Co. [*1962*] L 88-d [*[no date]*] Washington DC N 1450, Rhode Island Avenue Between 14th &15th Sts Honble, Alexander H. Stevens in House of Representativs, I enclose you herewith a printed copy of a letter from John Quincy Adams late President of the United States to my father the late Joseph Anderson then a Senator in Congress from Tennessee The result of the letter was that the embargo was extended, and a non-intercourse laws substituted for it - See Statutes at large vol 2 page 528 This letter was laid before Mr Jefferson by my father and (over) [*x*][*1963*] [*x*][*29123*] of Mr Adams with respect to the repeal of the embargo and the substitution of a non-inter course law for it - [for it] & [stayded?] formally received by Mr Jefferson and after interceding with friends in Congress the reform was adopted and the embargo was repealed and the non-intercourse law was passed on the 3rd day of March 1809 By the Eleventh action of that act the embargo was repealed with respect to all countries except England & France and their colonies & dependencies Thus the entrenched irritation which prevailed at that time in New England was to such an extent allayed that the civil course was agreeable to it. And for fifty two years prevailed after domestic peace returned & the beneficial results were great and grand in duration more than half a century - I have secured a number of copies to be printed, and they are for sale in any number wanted at my residence no 1450, Rhode Island. Avenue or at Bradley Adam's bookstore on F Street between 8th & 9th Streets Priced out for a single number and 2 cents each for all above a single number Order promptly attended to addressed to me No 1450 Rhode Island Avenue I am very respectfully, Your obt Servt Wm Anderson [*1964*] [*[no date]*] Griffin July Mr Stephens You will think this strange yes very strange. I have loved you for years, yes nearly idolized you, your talents, & intellect are enough to inspire any one with love. I have never seen you but once, your image will be engraven, on my heart of hearts never to be erased. untill life shale cease, I was quite a child, when I first saw you, I have often wondered, why you have never married, if your heart is as warm as I think it is, you can certainly love, if you can. Oh! do let me know, soon if you can, you will love me, although I am not an intelligent lady, I am a child of nature, one that can love to idolatry, 20 years of age. I will not sign my true name, but this one. Ada Cameron Leet me know if you can love I am not rich, but excellent family [*1965*] GRIFFIN 5 JUL 21 GI Mr. A. Stephens Cranfordville Tallaffarron Ct Georgia to help you get off To Honorable A.M. Stephens Dear Sir, I hear mr Wilbin is (?) off and Si if you can do any thing for him please do. watch you come to since him 15 mo if he is not able in your judment to come by himself I will since Im Beasly for him Yours truly C.N. Lee Please let me hear from you Crawfordsville Dear (?) I learn from Thomas Stewart that you was (?) Back of him I want you to see Mr. (?) and try and get him to send you to my house if there is any difficulty about you coming I will send Dr Beasly after you from what I can learn you can not get well (?) See if you can get mr. (?) Crawfordville Georgia Feb 20th [*no date*] My Dearest friend I received your kind letter last Monday and was glad to here from you you must excuse me for not writeing sooner I have ben verry buisy all the week cleaning up the Rooms I have ben cleaning up every since last monday and just got through yesterday eving the Rooms looks verry nice all the house looks nice I wish you could see the Rooms I did the best that I could I hand rubed up all the [???er] verry nice and I have put [*1968*] Coal and Cindie wood a plenty in all the Rooms and [????] and every thing that was needed I have got the lamps and candles all ready I have got eight 8 candles and three lamps and all the spit boxes clean I would write more but is is time for the mail to Close and I cant write anny more be well nothing more from yours truly Ps Dora Stephens you must not bring Genie anny thing except you bring me something pleas look over all mistakes [*31-r*] [*[no date]*] Crawfordville Georgia My Dear Mass Alex My Dear friend I write you a short letter to let you know how we are geting along we are all well except papa he has ben sick for a week with a cold and have not ben able to work for three days uncle Ben died this morning about eleven O clock he sufferd a great deal before he died we tried to get him to come up here before crismas and stay a a month but he said he would wait and come after crismas you dont know how often I think of you it seems like you have ben gone one year [*1969*] I wrote you one letter not long ago but I dont know wheather you received it or not mother sends love to you and says she often think of you and wants to see you she says she is takeing care of every thing as [new?] as she can and trying to make every. thing last they are some body here ald the time eating old mr Atkins he lives here he has ben here a week papa had the meat hung up saterday and we are smokeing it every day now Genie groos verry fast and verry often talk about you [Jinny?] is verry anxious for you to come home it verry seldom he gets to go up [town?] n and that is when they are not [Jining?] I want you to come home. henry and [lintan?] as and Jimmy sends love to you also [Quie??y] and Fannie and Genie Nothing more it sleeted here last night we can scarcely walk across the yard with out falling down papa Mr nartan has commence repareing papa newsepaper I is verry sorry he has commenced the Job as times are hard and money or [slewree?] it will cost papa a great deal Nothing more [???s] had writing with much love I remain your friend Dara. Stephens [*1970*] [?] 1971 Crawfordsville the 21 of Dec dear Mas elite I take the pleasure of writing you a few lines to let you know that I have not forgot ye. We are all [?] at their like and hope to find ye the same i have hearr to write ye [?] send five to ye are all the rest Mas elite ye must send me a Chrismast preasent Chrismast gift Mas elite ye said ye that i could go away Chrismast i have not get away Mayabe now ye can send me the money i [????] & [ ????] yorrs affection friend Fannie Stephens [*1972*] [*29122*] 164-d 164-d [*[no date]*] Athens University Atlanta Ga Dear Mrs Elic I recd your leter with much pleasure I am well and not doin well hopin thies few lines Reach you well Tell mother and [paper?] [bardey?] leter and [Jenly?] [honety?] tell mother I is not forgoten her Mrs Elic I glad to here that you have bought you a pony Mrs. Elic pleas keep that pony I come home for [my and?] Lorde sake you [when?] I am at home a pony is very useful I want you to me know when I can come home [know?] Is [Gayes?] on [broad streat urday?] [ay?] know can write my man. now I will [long letter?] my to a [cole?] yard by your [friend?] A Servant [*1973*] Crawfordville Geor Jan 8th 18 Dear Mass Alex I write you a few lines to let you know that well and hope this will find a great deal beder than you been I wish you would let Mr [Runes?] know you are I am verry much obligd to you for sending Mr did fine [Brock?] I wish you would let the that lumber that Mr bin to Key left in the house of [???] It is verry badly abuse I it is worck [a?ual?] and there is not a hundred of it I will settle up with Billie Stephens as soon as Harry Stephens get through [My?] Cotton for it and [??] [*1974*] [nothing?] more please write soon your friend Rev. Green Johnson 7-D