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TENNESSEE, MISC

Aug. 18, 1844 State of Tennessee

Written to Smith County

Perleman & Revena Pate

Dear Son and daughter.

These lines comes to inform you that our health in this country among our connection and neighbors

is much like it was when I wrote you last. Your UNCLE ROY is dead. He died the very day I wrote you

last which was the 5th of this instant. He had something like a cancer on his heel. He went to the

Doctor and he got worse. It got up on his thigh and was suppose it got in his body and then he died.

I will inform you that Elijah and Larkin Brooke is in here and intends starting back the 22nd of instant

and they say they expect to go by your house. I have put your money in their care to carry it to

you which there is $519.25 of it. SALLY THACKELTON has not paid me EDWARD PATE has paid me

and it come to $19.25. I want to see you all once more in this life but dont expect I ever shall.

I was in hopes you all would have come in this fall. I expect if you get your money you will not

come in soon. I want to let all my children know how we all are here. Grandmother is much like

she has been for a great while. Somethimes better and sometimes worse but never in her right mind.

She dont think herself at home at no time. I dont know of anything more worth your attention.

I shall conclude by subscribbing your loving Father till death.

Philip Draper

NOTE BY JINKS PATE LEE; 2 Jan 2002

Uncle Roy is probably Willeroy Pate, d. 05 Aug 1844

Sally Thackelton/Thackston is sister to Perleman Pate

Edward Pate is a son of Willeroy Pate

Philip Draper is father of Revena Pate