Long Cane Troup Cty             June the 26^th 1860

 

                        Stevens

                                    Dear Brother   I

imbrace this opportunity riting you a few lines that will inform you that we are all well at present, with the exception of a bad cold, and hope when these comb to hand they will find you all injoying the same blessing. I receiv’d Sister Susan’s Letter, and was pleased to hear from[?]stated in her letter that you had sold your land, and expected soon you would start to look for land as soon as you layed by crops, and wish to buy a place where you could feel better, before you start come out to see us, and let us hear your views. Where you would like to locate if you wish to locate this side of the western states, we would be glad if you would come and look through this section of the country [?] and if you decide to go west we would be glad to hear, There might Probably a company be made up, that would go with you. Come out to our examation the 11^th of July, we are getting through with the most of our business, or work in the farm, crops has been very big, all the/spring, and this far of the summer, we have had some light showers of rain that has hepted th our corn and cotton along, but we have not had a good season, in this neighbourhood since the first of May, notwithstanding if we could get rainy soon we would make fair crops, other portions of the county have not sufered so much. I have a greateal to say, as I hope you will come in soon, and as time and space would not permit, I wait to see you.

 

            Sister Susan, you stated you had not heard from hear since you left, and you would be glad to hear from Mother and all the family. Mother is enjoying as good health as could be expected, under the nature of her case, she has some spells occasionly, but is up, I think the most of her time. The remainder of the family, and connection as fair as I know, has no serious complaint among them, the neighbourhood is generly healthy, there is no knews among us as a neighbourhood that I no of we are quiet and peaceable, geting along finely as a community, but as a Church I dont no but we have back slid, I am a fread, at least there dont seem to that power of religion about us that we have had, but it is to hoped we will do better./

 

Our four days meeting will commece the 5^th or embrace the 5^th sunday in July at Harmony Church over the river, which is our third quarter meeting, the next four days meeting at Tuckkers Chapel, which is the first sunday in August, the 2ed at Asberry Chapel, the 3ed Pleasant grove, 4^th Bethel, at which time we hope you will be sure to come. In refference to our sabbath school, we will not have a celabration, though we had gone sofar with it as to draw up a program, and every thing necessary for the occasion, and had it ready to present to the school, at that time we assertaind, it would conflict with Mr Robesons Examination, we then concluded, as the circumstanses could not be controled, to suspend our school the first Sunday in July till the first in Sep Though we had as interesting school as you ever saw, untill one or two sabbath ago and this falling is owing principally to the children having to prepare for the every day school examanation

 

One word in refferince to your sabbath school be sure that you incourage it by teaching or doing any thing else that woud promote its interest there is no telling the good that may be done by them, you may instrumental in saving souls from ruin, Sabbath schools if properly atended to will shake the powers of infidelity./

 

I must now conclud, I have ben writing all the eavning prety much, and am tired, Mary says she is very busy tucking a dress for sis, to carry to Br. Palmers to morrow to make on there sewing masheen every thing is high life now, preparing for the examanation, Mary says she have not forgotton you, and sends her love and best respects to you, and Br W. A. Stevens

I have no more to write that would interest you that I could put in this short a space. Sister Mary says if you will come to the exanation she will go home with you.

            Nothing more at present         But

            Remain           Yours untill death

                                                            George T Hodnett

 

Omision          Be sure to com to see us, if not before, come the 4^th Sunday Aug

                        Excuse all the bad spelt words

                        and mistaks

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