Mis105-TNX
TENNESSEE, MISC
Sept. 10, 1843
Written to
PERLEAMON PATE, SR
Dear Bro.
I once more embrace
the oppertunity of addressing you a few
lines to let you know that we are all well at this time
hoping these lines may
find you all enjoying the same blessing by the help of God. I have nothing of importance
to write. I received your letter of May the 27th which gave me quite a pleasure to hear from you once more.
I received it the 3rd
of Sept. You said you wanted to know
what has become of the PATE boys that was in this
country. I can give you but little satisfaction about
them. CALEB and JERRY went back to Tenn with BEMON GRAVES
when he was here and
that was before I got here. I have
never saw none of them but STEPHEN and PATON
once or twice. SQUIRE and ANTHONY I know nothing
about. LON HOLLAN is dead and the boys
is all broke I
believe when they
came here times was flurishing and money plentyful and they all went headlong
in debt to
make a fortune. They said and you know that when a foreman
buys property and gives a big price and makes
the debts payable on
demand and ten % interest from date until paid, if he aint tollerable smart he cant make a
support and
pay the interest under this great change of times. Well this has been the
case. I believe you said you wanted
to know
something about James P. Davis. He is
gone back to old PATSY. He left my
house new years day bound for Tenn.
ABRAHAM DYERS
moved hear last spring. Belsey Grace
and Nimrod Grace came with him and they are all well pleased
with this
country. I saw a letter from JOEL GRACE
a few days ago stating that he wood be here this winter and fetch his father
and mother
with him. James Mcarley and Henry Dyer
was here last spring on a visit and to look at the country and they was
both well
pleased. I have seen letters from both of them since they went home stating
that they wood move this winter if nothing
happened to
prevent it. ABRAHAM DYER got a letter
from JOSEPH M CANLEY the other day stating that he was coming to
look at this
country this fall and if he like he would move also. I have lived with JAMES
DYER this year and have made as fine
a crop as I
would wish to make in any country. We
cultivated 55 acres in corn that will average 40 bushels to the acre.
We have 60
acres in cotton and that is very good.
We are picing Out every day.
ALFRED average 125 lbs a day. I wont
persuade but
I would be glad if you would come and see this country for yourself. I dont expect that we can make as much
to the acre
as you can but what we do make is worth as much again as yours. I can cultivate ten acres of cotton in this
country
as easy as I
could ten acres of corn in Tenn. Well
the worst kind of a season that is 7 or 8 bales. Well as hard as the times
they will pay
all expenses and net 25 dollars a bale or $175.00 Well you can do this and make plenty of corn for your self for
you for you
dont need much corn here. I will give
you the case of myself. I have 35 or 40 head of hogs and 4 head of horses
and 3 cows
and calves and I have not give them all 15 bu of corn in 12 months. I am getting very tired of writing for my
hand
cramps very
much holding the pen so farewell dear Bro until death. I have the honor of subscribing myself your
unworthy
yet loving
bro.
Anthony
Pate
N.B.
Write frequently and I want to know if you have ever heard anything of
old Hutson since you have been in Ill's.
He could make a fotune here 2 years and if you
have ever heard of Katherine weather she has any heir or not.
Anthony
Pate
Note from Geneva Pate Ruble:
28 Jul 1966
Caleb had been in La. earlier than 1841
according to this letter, Caleb's letter of June 1845 shows that he
returned to La.
NOTE BY JINKS PATE LEE: 2 Jan 2002
Anthony
Pate and Perleamon Pate were brothers, sons of Esabah Pate; Anthony moved to
Claiborne Par, LA and
Perleamon
moved to Jackson Co, IL; Squire,
Peyton, Caleb and Jerry were brothers
and sons of
Stephen
Allison Pate; The other Anthony Pate mentioned was a first cousin and son of
Willeroy Pate.
Squire
& Caleb Pate were in DeSoto Par, LA; Jeremiah Pate was in Hempstead Co, AR;
Peyton Pate was
in
Claiborne Par, LA and the other Anthony Pate lived in Bienville Par, LA.