-----Original Message----- From: Terry Smith <seeme@snowhill.com> Subject: Note From Grandaddy Sullivan's Ledger - Pt. #4 TO CONTINUE:: 1896 Jan 7- Wrote a letter to Sister Fish Mar 2- My cow braught (birthed) a sick calf Mar 13- Baught(sic) a cow 7 calf of P.P. Green, Price- $25 Apr 14- S.T.B. at Wards Louis Aug 4- S.F. (Samuel Fields), 9 pigs Sept 18- gilt (hog), F.P. (?), 4 pigs Dec 10- I moved (the family) to the Pettit House (Wonder where this was?....) The following notation was added at the bottom of this pg. "Dr. classes - german penetrating liniment will cure rheumatism." Note: Wonder what the formula for this one was? Think I could use it now for myself <s>. 1897 Jan 12- Trafford moved to the Been (Bean ?) farm Sept 19- Wrote a letter to R.H. Fish; one card to Blandville to Bob Jones; one card to Waisel Webb at Bardwell 1898 Jan1 - Samuel A. Fields departed this life Being 53 years, 9 months, 23 days old Note: This was probably taken from his death cert. & gave us the FIRST indication of the actual DOB for G-grandaddy Fields - 4/9/1844. 1900 Dec 30 - We moved to the Sanderson Place (in Ballard Co) 1901 Jan 6- Bid went to Dublin (KY) after his mare 1911 Oct 22 - Bid joined the Baptis (Baptist) church at South Ballard 1915 Mar 25- We moved on No. 9 Island Mar 27- (What) is the age of Mucley's calf? June 1- The water (Miss. River) rose to... NOTE: Daddy hated No. 9 Island & used to say that when he was a child the spring flood waters would come up so close that they could look thru the floor boards (the house was built up on stilts) & see the water, along with rats & snakes too ! When we were children he'd take us to the place he considered closest to where he remem- bered No. 9 Island had been, but it where he pointed to was out in the Miss. River ! That was in the early 1950's & locals said that "Old Muddy" had swallowed it some years before ! >CONTINUED... > >