A Subscriber wrote: > > In one of the Keims digests from 1998, I found a > reference to a letter from Abraham Keim (supposed son of Heinrich) to his > daughter Sarah "Sallie" Kimes-Givens and his son-in-law (John Cleek) on > 19 Nov. 1836: > "Our children since my last marriage (to Nancy Evans), are John and Jacob > -- boys; and Mary Ann a daughter. She lives with us on earth no more. She > died a Christian on the 23rd of March 1834....Jacob was married a short time > since to a Miss Leodicea Coleman, and lives about 3/4 a mile from us. John > is yet single and so is Abraham, your own brother...." (Source: "EARLY > WESTERN AUGUSTA PIONEERS" by C.W. Cleek) This appeared in the KEIM emails on > Friday, 23 Oct. 1998 On a field trip to Bath Co. VA. I also found this "letter" and submitted to the list trying to find the ''"Rest of the letter". I didn't receive any replies. My records do not use the spelling Keim just Kimes. I have always held some reservations about this "Letter". Abraham (sr) and Nancy along with Abraham (jr) moved from Bath Co. VA. to Meigs Co. Ohio about 1811. My Thoughts; Is this the first time he has written in 25 years? Does he have to explain his wife's name, they married in Bath Co. VA. the girls were probably there. His daughter Mary Ann died two and half years earlier. Is he just now telling them about their half sister's death? Then he has to explain that Abraham (jr) is " your own brother". The "letter" is written in a style one might write to a 5-6 year old child. Sarah would have been 29 years old. Until I find a lot more information about this "letter" I'll remain skeptical that it is authentic. Don Kimes