Pocahontas star herald., 1915-05-14
AN HISTORIC
OLD LETTER

1868 TO Gregory Johnston of this
county by his brother, p. G. John
ston, was found in an old family
Bible by Mrs. X. l.. Cox Of Biggers,
q grand daughter OF Gregory John.
ston, and will be read with interest
by many Randolph county people.
The letter reads as follows;
Lafayette county, this Dec. 81, 1868
Dear Brother,
Gregory Johnston.
Ksfsi myself again to let you
kntR that We are alive aud in com.
mon health aud hope when these
lines are received they may find you
and yours IN good health. Your
letter Of Dot. l4th is received after
a tedious delay. Twas very glad to
hear from you once more IN this
life as il had been so long since ]
had a letter from YOU or any Of the
connection. We had expected from
your letter before which was wrote
last winter that you were dead and
the boys bad forgotten to write.
You said in your last letter that you
had got very few letters from any
OF your friends. ] am in the same
condition. ! have got none from
any of my brothers or sister except
your self in twelve months. We
expect nearly every opportunity TO
be the last of hearing from each
other. Our Maker and Giyer OF all
our blessings has delt very many
privileges to us as family Of
brothers and sisters IN giving us
common blessings and long life.
OF the seven am the youngest and
only lack a few days Of being SO
years Of age. Brother Lindsey is
now 79 and yourself over 20. So
we are indeed a very old stock OF
people. ] hope that We may all i'm
prove the little inch Of time we
ma have on earth and when we
cease TO write and cease 10 live that
we may all meet around our Fathers
throne in heaven. You wished me
TO write where our sisters are. i
cannot tell you as / have not got a
letter frod either of them since
they left this country. The last ac-
count had of sister Nelly, she
was living in Talapoosa county,
Alabama. The last account Salla
was living in Kansas. 1 have got
no letter from brother VIM. this
year. | think it has been twelve
months SINCE l received one from
Stedman though his son, james,
has wrote 10 this country this last
fall and said they were well and
doing well. Brothey Lindsey was
with us a week ago. His health is
good but Is so blind that he can't
see how TO get about much by HIM
self. HIS daughter has to drive
hls buggy and frequently help him
10 and out owing to his crippled
fix. You need not think hard if he
never writes again but l assure you
that he thinks as much of his
brothers as any body. You spoke
Of hard times in your country, it is
SO here but the high price Of cotton
has IN some degree changed the
condition of things here. As for
land the price is nearly doubled the
last 10 months. Cotton is selling
from 20 TO 23 cents, corn about rs,
pork 10 and etc.
You wished TO know how we are
all getting on. We are getting
along slowly but feel thankful
than we are doing tolerable well
for the situation. / think the con.
nection in general have plenty to
live on. Please when this comes to
hand answer forthwith and let us
know how oVend connection are
all getting on and the news in
general and ! will endeavor to
answer all the letters | receive. |
remain as ever your loving brother
till death p. g. Johnston to q.
Johnston.