James Henry Knight, wife Cynthia Rowell, and daughter Elizabeth
 
Notes: The photos above from left to right are Cynthia (Rowell) Knight 1818-1891, daughter Elizabeth Knight 1839-1894, and James Henry Knight 1817-1888. The letter below was written to Elizabeth Knight (above) from her mother and father James and Cynthia Knight (above). The letter was written in 1883. The original letter is too old and brittle to read so the letter has been written, WORD FOR WORD, just as James and Cynthia Knight wrote it in 1883.
Notes: The following letter was passed down from Ernest and Mary Godwin, whose grandmother was Elizabeth Knight Godwin (above), to Bettye Knight Barest, to David Clay, and on to many other Knight family members.
This letter and information was contributed by David Clay. James and Cynthia Knight was David's 4th Generation Grandparents.
Webster,Florida
April 29 , 1883
To Arch & Lizzy :
Dear Children - Your letter just received found us in tolerable good health. Your mother is feeble although about nearly as common. She had a bad spell last week-throwing up and feverish-feeble appetite. We were glad to hear you were all well and doing well. M other and I stayed with Ebby( Elbert ). He keeps our cattle since Lydia's death,along with his own. Plenty of butter. We were nearly all together at my place today.
Elias and his wife are on my place this year. We had fish, beans and huckleberry pie for dinner today. All are well and mostly satisfied. We also had a letter from Mody today. He writes from Ft. Drum that all are well and well satisfied - raising plenty of hogs , cattle - milk and butter. I also had a letter from brother Horton and sister Liddy is at the point of death at last accounts. So the old are going out of time fast. It may be me soon. We hear from Jacob Godwim occasionally. He seems tired of school or rather of the confinement. Cullen came back with Ebby from Bradford county on account of difficulty with his copperBohanan. It cost him $810 to make up the loss. Our crop is doing tolerable. Although injured with to much rain. We have had a wet cold spring this year. High land is looking well. We never expect to see your country. We are to old to move until laid under ground, but we will try to write to you,and we want to hear from you all as often as possible; so we will close by sending our love - and we remain as ever yours until death.
James & Cynthia Knight.
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