Letter Addressed to: E. Pilcher, Esquir & Louisa Pilcher - Springfield, IL  Dated: Keithsburg, March 14th 1852 From: George Mossman (1804-1871)

Note: E. Pilcher = Ezekiel Pilcher, husband of Louisa (Ballard)

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I gladly Imbrace the present opertunity of Sending you a few lines to inform you that we are in tolerable helth except my wife She was confined on the 6^th of this instance and has a fine daughter and calls it Elleanor after your mother She had bin verry weakley for a long time and I was verry fraid I should lose her but thank the Lord She is now doeing tolerable well we had that good Doctor our oald friend *Thomas Willits he is one of the Best men in our Country he Sends his Best respects and well wishes to you all - I will here State one important circustance I have bin the the habbit of useing ardent Spirrits as a beverage all my lifetime until Jenuary 1851 when it pleased the Lord to grant me Sefficient resolution to abandon its uce for Ever and I am now well and hearty and con doe more Labour then any Son I hve and no amount of money could induce me to Ever use it a gain I have not Sined any plede but my own free resolution is as firm as a rock I wish Some of you would Come and See us I Sent a letter to your mother a few days ago also to Brother Wm Mossman he lives in fulton County Indiana and Rochester is the post office. I have received Several letters from my Son Eli in California he is Comeing home in next month if good luck halth it I will Send you our family record I think it will be of Some interest to you and family I Sent one to your mother I Received aletter the other day from Mary Jane Mossman She lives in fayette County Indiana I have Sent for her to come and live with us She is Brother williams oldest daughter her mother has bin dead three years and her father is marriade a gain that is the reason She is a way from home.

Back Side of the Letter

George Mossman Sr was born July the 27^th 1804

Hannah Brown was born June the 22^nd 1805

George and Hannah Brown was married August the 22^nd 1822

Our Eldest Son Alexander Mossman was born July 13^th 1823.

Eli Mossman was born January the 22^nd 1825

George Washington Mossman was born February 18^th 1827

Margaret Mossman was born February the 7^th 1828

Isaac Van D Mossman was born August the 8^th 1830

Aaron Mossman was born January the 5^th 1833

George Mossman Jr. was born march the 19^th 1835

Henry Clay Mossman was born June the 13^th 1837

Mary Mossman was born September the 3^rd 1839

Samuel Mossman was born November the 15^th 1841

Archibald Mossman was born January the 23^rd 1844

Andrew Jackson Mossman was born October the 16^th 1846

Elleanor Mossman was born march the 6^th 1852

Deaths

George Washington Mossman Died february 29^th 1827 aged eleven days

Aaron Mossman Died Agust the 4^th 1839 aged 6 years and 7 months

Alexander Mossman Died September 6^th 1844 aged 21 years one month & 23 days

now My Dear relatives you can See the Sise of my family and the necesity of wroking for a living we are doeing tolerable well i have a good farm and works hard i have a thrashing machine and run it my Self the Coldst Wether last winter Plese rite often as convenient and Come and See us if you can I Remain your affectunate uncle until death

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