Letters

Here are two letters from early in Randolph County history. The first is somewhat of a mystery. If you can provide any information about the sender of the letter, please email the contributor.

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Macon?. Nov 2?, 1847

Dear Father,

This will inform you that I arrived in Macon this morning with a load of cotton. That was my only business. I shall leave this evening or tomorow. For home again- I and family are in the enjoyment of good health and hope these few lines may find you and family the same. I have not had the pleasure of hearing from you and family since I left your house - nothing would offer us more pleasure than to hear from you- I sent my son John to see your son and family and they were all well. I have purchased a settlement of land three miles from Cuthbert Randolph County Georgia- I bought it from Abner Griffin- It is a good settlement of land and I had to pay $1600 for it. I wish you would write me and let me hear how you all are especially my two daughters. Write to Brooksville Randolph Co.

My cotton crop is short and if your cotton crop should turn out better than you exspected you must try and help me to raise a little money to pay for my land.

Forever your son.

Thom? D. Tritt?

This letter is from Richard V Carter to his brother Landon Carter. You can see scans of the letter by clicking the links below. The files are large and may take a few minutes to download.

Georgia Randolph County
February the 22nd 1847

Dear Brother, I wright you a few lines informing you that they were all well when I left yesterday evening. I am in moderate health except a wound I received in my left leg a few hours ago which serves to confine me this Evening. I hope I shall not be so long hoping the few lines may find you and the Rest of the friends well. I have bin looking for you down for some time. I have given you out at last. You may tel Grandfather that I Expected to have collected his money from Bowlin before this time a few months ago But failed to do so. He had promis to Pay It when he sold his cotton. I went out there whe he told me to come to get the money. Some time last month he sold his cotton and said Blount told him that there was only sixty five dollars and some cents going to him that the Balance was to Be Paid to him who collected. Blount was going to Allabama when I was there to see old Jim Morgan to prove that that was the understanding at the time of the settlement when he let uncle Landom have the not he has Brought a certificate from Morgan Stating that that was the understanding at the settlement. He allso says he can prove the settlement By Thomas Smith of

of Monticello. Bowlin never named Such a thing to me til the last time I went there he Paid the Interest ___ and some few dollars of the Principal last Spring and gave me a new ___ not. I have gave the not over to an Attorney and told him to Make this money as soon as Posible. If he does not want to sure (something crossed out) you must Wright to me soon and I can withdraw the Suit. I Believe I can make him pay It. I think he would paid it this winter if it had not Bin for Bount tell him to look for the note he had against him and wright to me. What is the amount of it. I should like to know the amount of the ___ and when it was due and what the Entrys were on it and who they were made by. I have had several days set to start up there this winter, Some thing has prevented so far as yet father has wanted to come at this winter. I do not no whether he will come or not without I come. If I don't start to the west shortly I think I shall come some time This Spring. My company is nearly Redy to start to Texas and I shall not have time to come they will start now in a few weeks. My Counsin Landen C. Has made a fortune in Florida Returned here again to enjoy himself on the luxury of Wealth. Larnt a few days ago that old flat, noise to start up there. Last

Week with his son to to College and to get some hands to work. I do not whether he ___ too or not. I Maried Martha the 28th of last month to one ugly fellow the call Jarrod Ragan. Perhaps you know him he favors Mike. The Widow Allen has maried lately to one Jim Griffin?. Thomas Jones maried, old Dick ______ daughter. I wish you to right to me as soon as you get this letter. Wright to me whether I ____ going to school or not. I now come to a close for the Present. Rest and Remains your affectionat Brother.

Richard V. Carter

June 7, 09
Letter from N.R. (Nathaniel Raines) Brown Honalulu 20 years old to Bill Hay-

-in Part..

You think that I would know know the place if I were to come back there. I wonder if you think that I would not know you. I do not think there is a house in town that was there when I first knew the place. I know the present court-house is the third one that has been there since my first knowledge of Cuthbert. What do you think of that? The first Cuthbert was over at the Spring just the other side of the Gorley house from town. Your letter says that I would not kow that place where an old woman used to sell cakes and beer when I was a boy-that was before you were born. William H. Cuthbert lived over there at thefirst Cuthbert. This is where the town got its name from. That was when there was not a house on the road between uthbert and Benevolence and no cleared land, only one or two little patches and they were not cleared to the road. You you cannon get out of sight of a house.

Well Bill, they had decoration day on the last of May. I watche the parade pass and went home and got my lunch and boarded the cars for the beach. I looked around for you but did not see you, so I had to be out there by myself with a big crowd all in bathing. Men and woman, boys and girls from first years to grey-h4eads. You ought ot have been there to see all the different kinds of bathing suits they had on. There were tall ones, low ones, big ones, little ones, fat ones and lean ones. I noticed one that -was very fleshy. I think she was a 200 pounder more or less. Now Bill, I think you would enjoy a circus like that--- Yours as ever N R Brown

Nathaniel Raines Brown born 28 Feb 1887 Randolph, Ga died 26 Feb 1936 Va Hospital, Augusta, Richmond, Ga. He never got over wounds in the war.  He never married.
He was the 7th child of 15-son of William Nathaniel Brown & Mary Jane McMichael

Pvt. 157 Depot Bric. Death is Eternal Life Why Should We Weep.

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