This letter was mailed from Cherokee County, Georgia, by William H. Smith, to his sister and brother in law, Squire Joseph and Elisabeth Smith Sanders. The address to S.J. Sanders South Carolina Pickens District Mortins Criak The letter Georgia, Cherokee County, April 2nd, 1853 Dear sister & brother, we received your letter, dated in February, which gave us satisfaction to hear you were all well. I was taken down the 16th of December last with the flu. I was down two weeks as I recovered from the flu, I taken (unreadable) rheumatism and it settled in my knees and ankles and wrists, and never walked a step in about two months. I am now able to walk a little. It has been nearly four months since I done any work, and I do not now when I will get able to work again, if ever I do. The rest of us are well as common. I received a letter from John. He stated he had got able to work again. I have not herd from Philip in some time. The counection is all well in this contry and doing tolerable well. Tell William Burns to write to me. You said in your letter that (unreadable) Brooks married Martha Burns. I never herd that his wife was dead. You stated that his three oldest daughters had joined the church. I could not tell whether they were Brooks or Burns daughters, from the way it stated in your letter. Mary Burns will write you a few lines in this letter. Write to us frequently. Nothing more at this time. But remember your affectionate brother till death. William H. Smith Dear brother and sister, I take this opportunity of writing you a few in this letter stating we are all well, hoping these lines will find you all well. I am enjoying better health than I have had in some time. We are living at John Smiths. This year I have nothing of much importance to write. I want to see all very much. I want to see them pretty babys of yourn y brag so much about. I do not expect that I ever will get to come see you all. I want you to come to see us if you can. So nothing more at present, but remember your affectionate sister till death. Meary Burns ----- Original Message ----- From: "B Nelson" <distler5@charter.net> To: <SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 8:22 PM Subject: Re: [SC-OPD] Gone to Georgia > In Jackson Co in 1799: Patsy Smith, John Smith, Nehemiah Smith, (Joseph > Lemaster) Benajahin in Wilkes Co;Charles, Clayborn, Daniel, George, Jesse, > Johnson, Howard, Radford, Robert and WmSmith in the lottery. John, Mary, > and another Wm listed. All seem to have livedand stayed in GA. One dtrm: > SANDERS > > Gabriel and Shadrack Smith > > No Sanders or Burns > > John Brooks Wilkes Co, GA as early 12 1779.Will: 2/3/1780 namedRosannah, > Sarah, Elizabeth, Daphne and Ann and sons: Joel,Job,Providence, Stephen, > and Roger and his wife Lydia. Jaames, Jonathan, Middleton, Majatah > (orAbijah) Jacob,and Gilbert listed. Jarvis 1785 Wilkes Co. Job Brooks in > VA atone time. Rachel Beaver in Oglethorpe County was in his will. Stephen > in Gwinnett Co along w/ a number of settlers from Pendleton Dist, SC. > Hanna, Amos, Middleton and Magner. James and Sarah. > > Hope some of these names appear in the letter. This is most > interesting...to be delivered current day....Pls let me know if you find > out anything about the letter..it's fascinating! > > Ever, > > Barb

Guy - Thank you so much. I will keep the information and try to research it also. It's a window to the past for sure. Ever, Barb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Guy Merritt" <guymerritt@comcast.net> To: <SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 9:00 PM Subject: Re: [SC-OPD] Gone to Georgia > This letter was mailed from Cherokee County, Georgia, by William H. Smith, > to his sister and brother in law, Squire Joseph and Elisabeth Smith > Sanders. > > The address > > to S.J. Sanders South > > Carolina Pickens > > District Mortins > > Criak > > The letter > > Georgia, Cherokee County, April 2nd, 1853 > > Dear sister & brother, we received your letter, dated in February, which > gave us satisfaction to hear you were all well. I was taken down the 16th > of December last with the flu. I was down two weeks as I recovered from > the flu, I taken (unreadable) rheumatism and it settled in my knees and > ankles and wrists, and never walked a step in about two months. I am now > able to walk a little. It has been nearly four months since I done any > work, and I do not now when I will get able to work again, if ever I do. > The rest of us are well as common. I received a letter from John. He > stated he had got able to work again. I have not herd from Philip in some > time. The counection is all well in this contry and doing tolerable well. > Tell William Burns to write to me. You said in your letter that > (unreadable) Brooks married Martha Burns. I never herd that his wife was > dead. You stated that his three oldest daughters had joined the church. I > could not tell whether they were Brooks or Burns daughters, from the way > it stated in your letter. Mary Burns will write you a few lines in this > letter. Write to us frequently. Nothing more at this time. But remember > your affectionate brother till death. > > William H. Smith > > Dear brother and sister, I take this opportunity of writing you a few in > this letter stating we are all well, hoping these lines will find you all > well. I am enjoying better health than I have had in some time. We are > living at John Smiths. This year I have nothing of much importance to > write. I want to see all very much. I want to see them pretty babys of > yourn y brag so much about. I do not expect that I ever will get to come > see you all. I want you to come to see us if you can. So nothing more at > present, but remember your affectionate sister till death. > > Meary Burns > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "B Nelson" <distler5@charter.net> > To: <SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 8:22 PM > Subject: Re: [SC-OPD] Gone to Georgia > > >> In Jackson Co in 1799: Patsy Smith, John Smith, Nehemiah Smith, (Joseph >> Lemaster) Benajahin in Wilkes Co;Charles, Clayborn, Daniel, George, >> Jesse, Johnson, Howard, Radford, Robert and WmSmith in the lottery. John, >> Mary, and another Wm listed. All seem to have livedand stayed in GA. One >> dtrm: SANDERS >> >> Gabriel and Shadrack Smith >> >> No Sanders or Burns >> >> John Brooks Wilkes Co, GA as early 12 1779.Will: 2/3/1780 namedRosannah, >> Sarah, Elizabeth, Daphne and Ann and sons: Joel,Job,Providence, Stephen, >> and Roger and his wife Lydia. Jaames, Jonathan, Middleton, Majatah >> (orAbijah) Jacob,and Gilbert listed. Jarvis 1785 Wilkes Co. Job Brooks >> in VA atone time. Rachel Beaver in Oglethorpe County was in his will. >> Stephen in Gwinnett Co along w/ a number of settlers from Pendleton Dist, >> SC. Hanna, Amos, Middleton and Magner. James and Sarah. >> >> Hope some of these names appear in the letter. This is most >> interesting...to be delivered current day....Pls let me know if you find >> out anything about the letter..it's fascinating! >> >> Ever, >> >> Barb > > > > ==== SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST Mailing List ==== > Want to search for a surname in RootsWeb archives > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >

I have much info on the Sanders, but not much on the Smiths. I have several other letters from the Sanders descendents. After Squire died in the war, as times were hard in Oconee County, SC, after the war, several women and their children left Oconee County via the Widows Wagon Train, and came with their children to Sevier County, Tennessee. Elisabeth Smith Sanders is my great great grandmother. Other related surnames on the trip are Lumpkin and Emory. ----- Original Message ----- From: "B Nelson" <distler5@charter.net> To: <SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 9:21 PM Subject: Re: [SC-OPD] Gone to Georgia > Guy - Thank you so much. I will keep the information and try to research > it also. It's a window to the past for sure.