MacKay_Letter_020
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MacKay_Letter_020
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Description
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Letter from Jenet McKay to her son Mordecai McKay. She tells him about the family and asks how he is doing. January 12, 1808.
Transcription:
D[ea]r Son
I take this opertunaty to write these fue lines to you perhaps they may be the last that I shall trouble you with - I was eighteen months helpless with the Rumatitis payns in which I longs for your vissit but the Lord visited one in mercy and hath restored me to my former health. Your brother John hath a son five months old and his name is William and Hector hath another which he call Daniel three months old. I was in Geenava with the gerls two months and they were doing well and doing well about the about the first November. I returned to Hector’s place at which time I mitt with John Brewer and he informed me that you was a going to saw with Depew for a lost forten - but if so be it appears you have forgot me and all my troubles and distress, but my deer son you may as well go to Law with Mr Depew for your father never had a graspe of pen for land only fair promises and [top line of page cut off] self that I sold my wright to land but to gate learning for my youngest chilldren mongest which you were one - however I shall not believe the report till I have it from your self - I allso herad you was about to take wife how [exciting?] so please to gove me her name on a peace of paper if the world and the carrs thereof will not allow you to com and see me - you know I cannot read riting and nithere do you send me any but believe me i can get good neighbours to read and write for me. I remain your very
Affectioned Mother
[signed] Jenet McKay
NB Daniel is well and hath bult a saw mill and neset [next] summer if he lives he will bult grist mill your Brother in Law Robt Wheley is well and is wife also and hath bult house and bought land within 2 mills [miles] of the mil turn over [turn to next page] it is a large track of good land
Robert is teaching school in Big Tree Town
Friend are all well
[signed] J McKay
January 12th 1808
PS Please to let me know if you have news from Philadelphia or any other of my friends o that I could write my mind to you I think of you very often
[signed] Jenet McKay
To Mordecai McKay
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MacKay_Letter_020.01-02.jpg
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Creator
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Renee Guerin
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Letter
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Izzy Moyer; Kristen Walker; Jill Johnson; and Renee Guerin
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Date
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1808.01.12
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Date Created
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2023.10.25
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Type
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Correspondence
Letter
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.jpg
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Paper
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Rights Holder
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Genesee Country Village & Museum
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Rights
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