Elizabeth Gill's Letter
Daughter of Thomas Wallace
Wife of John Gill, Jr.
This is a portion of a letter seemingly written to her mother, Margaret (LYNN) WALLACE, and her brother, William Lynn WALLACE, found in the estate papers of Thomas Wallace. Some parts cannot be made out. Since it was in estate papers, it was likely written between July 1824 when her father died and June 1827 when her mother died. She would have been age 45-49 at that time. Her children would have been about 14-30yrs.
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?????????????? ?????? ???u my Ch(a-i?)(n-r?)?? ????
???????s to Se you all again and I (have-love?) im?????
???(y-g?) buisness for me I sent a Letter Lately to
you it may be you will ("not" inserted above) get it ??is will
answer as well as it I have been So buisy that (I?)
had no time to write any till I got them all in
bed as I have a preacher with me now a nice
(young?) presbeterian he is staying a few days
with us as presbetry is just over and he is waiting
till Sunday to preach Brother William what ever
you Can raise for (Harvey?) Let have it (and?) this will
be your receit I want you to (write?) me a Long
Letter by (harvy?) of every thing particular and
not particular and tell Melinda I never will
write any more to her for She has quit thinking about
me its giting very Late and I have not Slept (half?)
of one night in a week good by and good by
?? ??mber (thing?) Mother and Brother
Elizabeth Gill
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