Check out this book in ebay+ACE- Has some CRAWFORD's from your county. www.ebay.com Item +ACM-245007675 -----Original Message----- From: Joanne A. Smith Mello +ADw-jomello+AEA-innercite.com+AD4- To: CRAWFORD-L+AEA-rootsweb.com +ADw-CRAWFORD-L+AEA-rootsweb.com+AD4- Date: Thursday, January 27, 2000 1:39 PM Subject: Crawford Letter 1877 +AD4- +AD4- +AD4-Can any one connect with this letter. It is written to Alexander +AD4-Crawford of Overton Co., Tn. Alexander is from Botetourt Co., Va. and a +AD4-brother to my ggg grandfather Wm. K. who also moved to Overton Co., TN +AD4-in early 1800's. +AD4- +AD4- +AD4- +AD4-Charleston Tnn June 26th 1877 +AD4- +AD4-Dear Uncle Alexander +AD4- Yours of 15th Inst came to hand in due time was glad to hear from +AD4-you again+ADs- and must ask you to excuse me for neglecting to answer your +AD4-last letter +ACY- was waiting to see what Jim would do before I wrote as he +AD4-was in a strait he wanted to go to you and John wanted him to go with +AD4-him. So he decided and went with John and I was so absorbed in the +AD4-matter that it caused me to forget that I was due you a letter. So you +AD4-understand the reason of the neglect and that Jim has gone to bal.(?) +AD4- +AD4-he seems to be delighted since he got there. He will stay for a while +AD4-with his uncle and take a course in medicine he thinks that will be as +AD4-useful as a course in Theology and will asist him in the work of the +AD4-ministry He will assist John in his work and will preach about two +AD4-Sabbath in each month while he is engaged in study - the Dr is well and +AD4-doing well, Robertsons folkes(?) are all well Charlotte lives at this +AD4-place. Our daughter Mattie lives in Cleveland ten miles from here is +AD4-doing well her man Culton is the preacher at that place, bella and her +AD4-man are still at Jonesboro doing well, I am devoting all my time to the +AD4-ministry - I am the Evengelist for our Synod (?) which includes all E. +AD4-Tenn. So I travel from Chatonooga to Bristol and preach for vacant +AD4-churches and the destitute places, in the last two months I preach over +AD4-one hundred times had some ??? meetings, I never enjoyed beter health +AD4-in my life. My family are all well but three children with me Anna, +AD4-Tend and Willie. Hope you are all well and doing well the blessing of +AD4-Heaven rest upon you. +AD4-Write me again +AD4-Your Nephew +AD4-W.N. Crawford (or could be W.H. Crawford) +AD4- +AD4- +AD4-Joanne A. Smith Mello +AD4-jomello+AEA-innercite.com +AD4- +AD4- +AD4-