Hi all, I thought I would share these not only from a genealogical point but from a historical point of view also. I hope you all enjoy them. The following is a transcription of two letters written by Lucinda Wesley Turner to her mother Sarah Hammond Wesley which mention her husband Elisha's father, Edward going to Henry county GA to live. When copies of these letters surfaced at the Archives, it was confirming evidence that the Edward Turner in Henry Co. in the 1830 GA Census was likely the same Edward Turner that was in the Pike/Meriwether Co. area of Ga later and the father of Elisha Turner and his brother James C. Turner, my ancestor. There is only one Edward Turner in the Census data in GA during those time periods. I have added a bit of punctuation for clerity, but have not altered the spelling as I received it. The nineteenth century southern terms take a bit of getting used to such as "the connectian" means "the extended family". And: Geo=Georgia; Up co=Upson county; no=know; sea=see; tolebul well =tolerably or fairly well; are=any; fetch=to take and bring back. I'll leave many others for yu to decipher. It is good practice. Elisha's family was in Upson county GA at this time and Lucinda's Mother was in Newton county GA. Notice the dates. -------------------------------------------- Geo Up co March the 4 1864 Dear mother and brother I take the opitunity of riten you a few lines to let you no that we are all well at this time and doing tolebul well and I do hope when you git this leter it ma find all of the connectian well and doing well. Mother I sea so much trubel mi heart is giting bad. mother you must look over mi long absent far not riten no often than I do. I have rote this make two sence I received are from you all. I herd from mi son last week and he was well at the rapanan in verginia. the man edward is going up in henry and he says he will come to sea you all and tel you all the news. I will send you all mi big compliments more that I can rite. brother if I dont come when crops is laid by I want you to fetch mamy down, if you can, to sea me far mi chance is oad. you no I have not got no body to fetch me. you no Lisha is not like no body else to go with his wife. you must rite soon and i will do the same. I must close far this time. I will still remain you daughter until Death. Good by mother, Lucinda Turner [Added to the bottom] grandmother I will rite you all a few lines to let you no that me and mi children is well at this time. O granmother, the trobel I have seen since I saw you last I never node what trobel was tel now. I have lost mi husban in the war and left me two little children and no home. I am staing at Paps now. You all must rite to me soon. mi love to you all Sarah E. Doster ------------------------------- There is one more letter mentioning Edward that was written later during the same month: Geo Up co. March 31 1864 Dear Mother I seat myself to answer your kind leter which came to hand yeaterday and was glad to her from you all was well this leave us all well. Mother I was sory I did not git to come to sea you all. Lisha was a (faded) and he cold not git to come with me. Mother I want to sea you all very bad and wold come if I cold get off. I want you to come sea me. brother could come if he wold try. Mother, I have rote this makes three letters I have rote you (Faded away) I am sorry you wont git the (faded) at Swift's factory. what crops we have is sorry and corn is worth five dollars. I want to try to come if I can git off when crops is laid by if I can git off. thare is no chance git a bugy minta and Sarah is talking about coming up on a car this Sumer and if they do I will come with them. Absalom is in a verginia camp ner avng coat house. [note inserted-this is as near as I can read it] he is in bad health and he has been all this winter. he has bin barfooted all the winter. tel Matilda howdy and all of the connection and they might rite to me. I want to her from you all ever week if I could. the old man is coming up thare next month in Henry to live and I will send you mother a letter by him. you said you did not want me to fargit I had a Mother. I never will fargit you in this worl. I loose a meny nights sleep thinking about you. I must close. mi love to you all. your dauter untel death. Lusinda Turner Nancy Grogan