Family Letters

AND OTHER CORRESPONDENCES
The Letter in the first column indicates if it is a family letter (indicated by the letter "L") or a coorespondence (indicated by the letter "C")

In addition to these family letters, our cousin Herman Sandford has put online more family letters.

Here is the link to that web site:

Prestridge-Sandford.org/inex.html

You must be online to access the above web site.

Type	TO	FROM	SNYOPSIS	.
C	Betty (Goolsby)Gross	Marvis (Pearce)Dilbeck	Recollection of the Arrington/Prestridge marriages and early years	.
L	Thomas J. Prestridge	William Anderson Prestridge	Written in 1882, describes family members and life in Texas to his brother.	Copyrighted by John Gray
L	Sarah Ann Rebecca Prestridge	John Bell Prestridge	Dated 5 April 1873. John writing his sister telling how things are and asking her to write.	Copyrighted by John Gray
L	James and Catherine Waldrip Prestridge	William C. Wallace	Dated 1873. Describes Texas and some of the towns and features. Also talks about family members living in Texas.	Copyrighted by John Gray
L	Sarah Ann Rebecca Prestridge	William C. Wallace	Dated 1873. Responding to his wife's cousin, Sallie, describing how things are going in Texas and how Sallie's brothers are prospering.	Copyrighted by John Gray
L	Sarah Ann Rebecca Prestridge	William C. Wallace	Dated 1874. Invitation to Sallie, his wife's cousin, to visit Texas and updating Sallie on the progress of her uncles and thier families.	Copyrighted by John Gray
L	Sarah Ann Rebecca Prestridge	Ada Parker Prestridge	Ada tells her sister-in-law how she likes Texas but her husband (John Bell) wants to return to Louisana.	Copyrighted by John Gray
L	James & Catherine (Waldrip) Prestridge	Ada (Parker) Prestridge	Dated May 1875. Ada requesting that her father & mother-in-law to come for a visit or send letters, a brief description of things are going for the young couple in Texas.	Copyrighted by John Gray
L	James & Catherine (Waldrip) Prestridge	John Bell Prestridge	Dated 11 Aug 1875. John tells his father that his Uncle has lost John's money, that he and family are broke and to please come and visit.	Copyrighted by John Gray
L	James & Catherine (Waldrip) Prestridge	Ada (Parker) Prestridge	Dated 30 Aug 1875. Ada tells her father & mother-in-law of the death of their son and her husband, her illness and the new born baby.	Copyrighted by John Gray
L	Sarah Ann Rebecca Prestridge	Ada (Parker) Prestridge	Dated 12 Oct 1875. Ada responding to Sallie request to know her brothers last words, also explains the hardship that she and the baby face and their continued illness.	Copyrighted by John Gray
L	James & Catherine (Waldrip) Prestridge	John J. Prestridge	Dated 12 March 1876. Telling his brother how prosperous Texas is, asking to write, and asking for the money he collected for him in Louisiana.	Copyrighted by John Gray
L	Sarah Ann Rebecca Prestridge	William C. Wallace	Dated April 1876. William recounts his trip back from Louisiana, talks about Eddie and Johnnie going to school, tells Sallie that there are good job teaching, and asks her when the time come for her to get married that she make a promise that her new husband will bring her to Texas.	Copyrighted by John Gray
L	Sarah Ann Rebecca Prestridge	Ada Parker Prestridge	Ada tells her sister-in-law about her daughter and asking for the family to come and visit them this year. Ada tells a little bit about her mood and the upkeep of her nine month old daughter.	Copyrighted by John Gray
L	Sarah Ann Rebecca Prestridge	Rosa D Parker (Ada's sister)	Rosa describes Texas and tells her friend Sallie how she wish she would move to Texas.	Copyrighted by John Gray
L	Sarah Ann Rebecca Prestridge	J.J. Jefress	J.J. writes to his cousin, telling her about his how good he has been, wants to know why she wants him to visit her before he get married and then talks about living with a nice family.	Copyrighted by John Gray
L	Sarah Ann Rebecca Prestridge	William C. Wallace	Dated 28 Aug 1876. Talks about his travels arond Texas and things he has seen, talks about large number of people joining different types of religion, include a short note to Sallie's parents and describe how things are prospering and again wants the family to move to Texas.	Copyrighted by John Gray
L	Sarah Ann Rebecca Prestridge	William C. Wallace	Dated 21 Jan 1877. Again talks about his travels around Texas, how great everything in Texas is except money, been looking for a wife and cant find one in Texas, ask Sallie to look for wife for him there in Louisiana. Sallie uncle John writes a note to his brother on the side, but that is included here.	Copyrighted by John Gray
L	Sarah Ann Rebecca Prestridge	William C. Wallace	Dated 28 April 1877. Talk about beauty of Spring in Texas, accepts Sallies suggestion for a spouse and makes arragements to meet her and bring her back to Texas.	Copyrighted by John Gray
L	James Prestridge	John J. Prestridge	Dated 28 April 1877. Talks about the good old days between them, what a nice place he now has, wants his brother to visit to check out Texas and then move there if he finds it acceptable.	Copyrighted by John Gray
L	Sarah Ann Rebecaa Prestridge	Nancy S. Prestridge	N.S. encourages Sallie with school teaching and offers to help her with any math problems, N.S. also talks about how to remain a respectable woman.	Copyrighted by John Gray
L	Sarah Ann Rebecca Prestridge	William C. Wallace	Talks about a mild winter and plentiful wheat crop, again expresses a deisre for the family to visit Texas and think about moving here.	Copyrighted by John Gray
L	James Prestridge, Sr.	James Prestridge, Jr.	Dated 6 May 1877. Asks if Jacky Waldrop has paid the money he owed his father, if his father has gotten the title to his land yet, if he still owes his uncle $25, and where to write him.	Copyrighted by John Gray
L	Sarah Ann Rebecca Prestridge	James Prestridge, Sr.	Dated 2 Nov 1878. He asks Sally and her husband Henry Clay "Monk" Walsworth to take care of his business in Louisana, he fears being sued by his father-in-law, tells them how well he is doing and how soon he'll be home.	Copyrighted by John Gray
L	Sarah Ann Rebecca Prestridge	Ada Parker Prestridge Devers	Dated 25 Sept 1883. Ada states it's been seven years since she has written, she talks a little bit of Texas and answers some of Sallies questions about Texas, she also talks about having several more children with her new husband and how her daughter Fannie is attending school.	Copyrighted by John Gray
L	Sarah Ann Rebecca Prestridge	Ada Parker Prestridge Devers	Dated: 5 Feb 1884. Ada states that Joe broke his leg, her husband broke his foot, and Fannie is the fastest learner in school.	Copyrighted by John Gray
L	Sarah Ann Rebecca Prestridge	J.J. Jefress	Dated 13 June 1891. J.J. writes updates about his family and that he has five children and what other family members are doing.	Copyrighted by John Gray
L	M.C.(Henry Clay) Walsworth	James Prestridge	Dated 23 Aug 1894. Talks about the Oklahoma Territory and ask H.C to be his legal agent to sell his property in Louisiana.	Copyrighted by John Gray

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