Linda, NO! I did not know that such a letter exists! Yes, I am very new to genealogical research, where the Pate family in concerned. Please send me the transcription when possible (I would GREATLY appreciate it). I hope that whoever bought the letter will one day bequeath it to the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, VA, or to a Georgia state achieves agency so that "the rest of us" might have some sort of access to (or ownership of) it. Jeremy Utt Powhatan Co., VA ******************************************************************************* >From: "Lindy Hard" <ssautyvalleyfarm@worldnet.att.net> >Reply-To: PATE-L@rootsweb.com >To: PATE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [PATE GENEALOGY] Jeremy Utt's Pate Ancestors >Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 21:39:10 -0600 > >Jeremy, since you seem to be a new researcher to Pate genealogy, did you >see >the 1864 letter that went on sale on e-bay in 2002 from your ancestor Jane >Moore Pate to her husband James Pate who was away at war? If not, I made a >transcription of the letter and have it in my database and will send it to >you. I have no idea who bought the letter. > >Lindy Hard > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jeremy Utt" <jeremy_utt@hotmail.com> >To: <PATE-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 11:13 AM >Subject: [PATE GENEALOGY] Jeremy Utt's Pate Ancestors > > > >> Generation 7) JAMES PATE (B: ???) married Jane Moore >

1864 Civil War Letter from wife to husband [Was on sale on Ebay 15 Oct 2002; transcription made while item was featured on e-bay] "Abbeville, Wilcox County Georgia, 27th October 1864... My dear Husband, I received your kind and affectionate letter dated 17th of this instant on Monday last and was most happy to hear from you and to learn that you were still able to be up about I am happy to inform you that we are all well at present and getting along as well as possible considering the times, and I do hope and trust that these few lines may reach your safe and find you in the enjoyment of the best of health. I was sorry to hear that you had to leave Macon, I was sorry to hear that you could not get a furlough, but you must keep trying perhaps you will succeed some of these days I will put up the sugar cane as soon as I get done hauling in my corn, I have not done gathering corn but I reckon I will get done this week. There has been no cold here to hurt anything yet, no not enough to kill the gourd or potato vines. I have right smart of peas picked and will pick more as I get time, I have got up seventeen very nice meat hogs and will get more as soon as I can. I will take care of the potatoes I have seven pigs near about raised, and twelve more about the yard, and John saw twelve more in the woods, which makes 31 that I know of, and I will get up more as fast as I can You may be assured that I will take care of everything the best I know how. I will do what you say about Davis and Rhodes places and get the rent home as soon as I can. I reckon that Jonathan Walker will help John get those two hogs out of the double run he saw them theres the other day. I was glad that Bennet got to stay with you some I wish you could be together all the time. I got a letter from Bennet at the same time I received yours and he was well at that time. My tax is paid already. Mr. Jonathan Smith paid it for me, he sold some of your steers and paid your tax and brought me the balance of the money. Your tax was 392.18 the war tax is not paid yet. I have done all I could to get you a detail, keep in good heart I will try again I want you to get a furlough and come home and get your clothes. Write soon and let me know where you are, if I had known that you had been in Macon all this time I would have sent you more provisions I sent you a parcel of sugar cane, five pounds of bacon, two chickens and a par of socks and some potatoes and would like to know if you got them. Your Mother, Hansel and the children all want to see you very much and send their love to you. Sam grows finely. I remain, My dear Husband your affectionate Wife Jane Pate." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeremy Utt" <jeremy_utt@hotmail.com> To: <PATE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 1:11 PM Subject: Re: [PATE GENEALOGY] Jeremy Utt's Pate Ancestors > Linda, > > NO! I did not know that such a letter exists! Yes, I am very new to > genealogical research, where the Pate family in concerned. Please send me > the transcription when possible (I would GREATLY appreciate it). > > I hope that whoever bought the letter will one day bequeath it to the Museum > of the Confederacy in Richmond, VA, or to a Georgia state achieves agency so > that "the rest of us" might have some sort of access to (or ownership of) > it. > > Jeremy Utt > Powhatan Co., VA > **************************************************************************** *** > > >From: "Lindy Hard" <ssautyvalleyfarm@worldnet.att.net> > >Reply-To: PATE-L@rootsweb.com > >To: PATE-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [PATE GENEALOGY] Jeremy Utt's Pate Ancestors > >Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 21:39:10 -0600 > > > >Jeremy, since you seem to be a new researcher to Pate genealogy, did you > >see > >the 1864 letter that went on sale on e-bay in 2002 from your ancestor Jane > >Moore Pate to her husband James Pate who was away at war? If not, I made a > >transcription of the letter and have it in my database and will send it to > >you. I have no idea who bought the letter. > > > >Lindy Hard > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Jeremy Utt" <jeremy_utt@hotmail.com> > >To: <PATE-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 11:13 AM > >Subject: [PATE GENEALOGY] Jeremy Utt's Pate Ancestors > > > > > > >> Generation 7) JAMES PATE (B: ???) married Jane Moore > > > > > > __________ NOD32 1.942 (20041207) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.nod32.com > >