This letter was written in January 1845 from Henry Hinch. I am only including the part of the letter that deals with family affairs (rest is a business transaction.) He is writing to his brother Benjamin Hinch. Dear Ben. I suppose that you heard Eliza & myself were wrecked on the steamboat Warrior on our way home - I sent you a paper containing an account of the sinking of said boat. We left Mt Vernon the evening you started for home & arrived at Paducah before daylight. Gladin Gorin and his family came on board at that place. [This would be Gladin Gorin Jr, son of Gladin and Nancy Hinch). He got off at Memphis & left his family in my charge to stay at my house until he came down. We found Gladin on the steamer Doctor Franklin, the boat we came down on from the wreck of the Warrior. He remained on the boat and brought all the baggage that we left. We were peculiarly? fortunate in comparison to others who lost everything they had in the world. Neither Gladin's family, or Eliza & myself lost anything of importance. We ran a great risk of losing our lives. Gladin Gorin & family have gone onto New Orleans, but I have not heard from them since they left here. He continues with news of the day and troubles with Mexico concerning Texas. He notes "when we get into a war with Mexico on account of the question of Texas, I shall send Jane and the children somewhere in the Western Country as I do not care to have them so near the action?. I'll remain here myself to make something to support them. I think there is no doubt now that we have have a brush with Mexico under the management of Great Britain. If we do not it will be the fault of Capt. Tyler and the Southern Democracy. Benjamin Hinch was married to Rebecca S Barger in 1843 in Gallatin Co IL - the same time frame as Frederick Proctor Gorin lived there. They had son William Lowry {nicknamed Lobe") at this time, but later had Fatima, Julius A and Amy Elizabeth Hinch. Henry Gorin Hinch had obviously married.I have no record of their marriage. Gladin Gorin Jr. had been born between 1801-1810 in Warren Co KY and had married 1834 in Madison TN to Jane Wormley. They had a dau Eliza(beth) who was ten years old at the time of the steamer sinking and possibly another child age 1 whose name is unknown. We have a tendency of thinking that our kinfolk spent a lot of time in their rocking chairs or plowing the fields, but it is obvious that they traveled a lot too. Distance traveling was done primarily by steamer while short-distance hauls were made by horseback and/or wagons. Hope you enjoyed these - next week, more tidbits. Sandi Col. Sandi Gorin - Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ GORIN worldconnect website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~sgorin