Murfreesboro, TN
Nov. 28th, 1851
Dear Relatives,
I embrace the present opportunity of
writing again to you. I wrote to you
some months ago but have not
received an answer yet and in that
letter I made some inquiries in
relation to the remainder of the
Negroes of Uncle Samuel Bellah¹s
estate but you have not yet replied
or your letter did not come to hand
if you wrote. We have sold out all
our lands here and expect to move to
Texas next fall and my father wished
to settle up all his business of
every kind before leaving here. He
wishes to know what you want done
with the Negroes. He is willing to
either sell them or deliver them up
into the hands of an agent if you
will appoint one. If you want them
sold Cousin Matthew, Alfred and
Elizabeth must state that is their
wish and a decree can be got to sell
them. You will please settle upon
some course and let him know as soon
as you can.
These lines have us all in the
enjoyment of tolerable health. Crops
were tolerable in parts of this
county and very short in other parts.
Our cotton crop was light. We will
not make more than 35 bales. Our
corn was also light.
Believe me as ever yours,
J. D. Bellah
J. D. Bellah is Dr. John Davidson
Bellah (1818-1889), s/o John D. Bellah
& Sarah Davidson. Uncle Samuel is
Samuel Bellah or Beller (1797-1831),
who left Negroes to his sister, Nancy
Bellah Gibson. Cousin Matthew
(1825-1903) is s/o William and Nancy
(Bellah) Gibson Alfred is Alfred P.
Gibson (1827-1892), s/o William and
Nancy (Bellah) Gibson Elizabeth is
Elizabeth Bellah Gibson (1829-1891),
d/o William & Nancy (Bellah) Gibson.
Thanks to Deb Claussen for the above
information.
Nov. 28th, 1851
Dear Relatives,
I embrace the present opportunity of
writing again to you. I wrote to you
some months ago but have not
received an answer yet and in that
letter I made some inquiries in
relation to the remainder of the
Negroes of Uncle Samuel Bellah¹s
estate but you have not yet replied
or your letter did not come to hand
if you wrote. We have sold out all
our lands here and expect to move to
Texas next fall and my father wished
to settle up all his business of
every kind before leaving here. He
wishes to know what you want done
with the Negroes. He is willing to
either sell them or deliver them up
into the hands of an agent if you
will appoint one. If you want them
sold Cousin Matthew, Alfred and
Elizabeth must state that is their
wish and a decree can be got to sell
them. You will please settle upon
some course and let him know as soon
as you can.
These lines have us all in the
enjoyment of tolerable health. Crops
were tolerable in parts of this
county and very short in other parts.
Our cotton crop was light. We will
not make more than 35 bales. Our
corn was also light.
Believe me as ever yours,
J. D. Bellah
J. D. Bellah is Dr. John Davidson
Bellah (1818-1889), s/o John D. Bellah
& Sarah Davidson. Uncle Samuel is
Samuel Bellah or Beller (1797-1831),
who left Negroes to his sister, Nancy
Bellah Gibson. Cousin Matthew
(1825-1903) is s/o William and Nancy
(Bellah) Gibson Alfred is Alfred P.
Gibson (1827-1892), s/o William and
Nancy (Bellah) Gibson Elizabeth is
Elizabeth Bellah Gibson (1829-1891),
d/o William & Nancy (Bellah) Gibson.
Thanks to Deb Claussen for the above
information.
Murfreesboro, TN
Nov. 28th, 1851
Dear Relatives,
I embrace the present opportunity of
writing again to you. I wrote to you
some months ago but have not
received an answer yet and in that
letter I made some inquiries in
relation to the remainder of the
Negroes of Uncle Samuel Bellah¹s
estate but you have not yet replied
or your letter did not come to hand
if you wrote. We have sold out all
our lands here and expect to move to
Texas next fall and my father wished
to settle up all his business of
every kind before leaving here. He
wishes to know what you want done
with the Negroes. He is willing to
either sell them or deliver them up
into the hands of an agent if you
will appoint one. If you want them
sold Cousin Matthew, Alfred and
Elizabeth must state that is their
wish and a decree can be got to sell
them. You will please settle upon
some course and let him know as soon
as you can.
These lines have us all in the
enjoyment of tolerable health. Crops
were tolerable in parts of this
county and very short in other parts.
Our cotton crop was light. We will
not make more than 35 bales. Our
corn was also light.
Believe me as ever yours,
J. D. Bellah
J. D. Bellah is Dr. John Davidson
Bellah (1818-1889), s/o John D. Bellah
& Sarah Davidson. Uncle Samuel is
Samuel Bellah or Beller (1797-1831),
who left Negroes to his sister, Nancy
Bellah Gibson. Cousin Matthew
(1825-1903) is s/o William and Nancy
(Bellah) Gibson Alfred is Alfred P.
Gibson (1827-1892), s/o William and
Nancy (Bellah) Gibson Elizabeth is
Elizabeth Bellah Gibson (1829-1891),
d/o William & Nancy (Bellah) Gibson.
Thanks to Deb Claussen for the above
information.
Nov. 28th, 1851
Dear Relatives,
I embrace the present opportunity of
writing again to you. I wrote to you
some months ago but have not
received an answer yet and in that
letter I made some inquiries in
relation to the remainder of the
Negroes of Uncle Samuel Bellah¹s
estate but you have not yet replied
or your letter did not come to hand
if you wrote. We have sold out all
our lands here and expect to move to
Texas next fall and my father wished
to settle up all his business of
every kind before leaving here. He
wishes to know what you want done
with the Negroes. He is willing to
either sell them or deliver them up
into the hands of an agent if you
will appoint one. If you want them
sold Cousin Matthew, Alfred and
Elizabeth must state that is their
wish and a decree can be got to sell
them. You will please settle upon
some course and let him know as soon
as you can.
These lines have us all in the
enjoyment of tolerable health. Crops
were tolerable in parts of this
county and very short in other parts.
Our cotton crop was light. We will
not make more than 35 bales. Our
corn was also light.
Believe me as ever yours,
J. D. Bellah
J. D. Bellah is Dr. John Davidson
Bellah (1818-1889), s/o John D. Bellah
& Sarah Davidson. Uncle Samuel is
Samuel Bellah or Beller (1797-1831),
who left Negroes to his sister, Nancy
Bellah Gibson. Cousin Matthew
(1825-1903) is s/o William and Nancy
(Bellah) Gibson Alfred is Alfred P.
Gibson (1827-1892), s/o William and
Nancy (Bellah) Gibson Elizabeth is
Elizabeth Bellah Gibson (1829-1891),
d/o William & Nancy (Bellah) Gibson.
Thanks to Deb Claussen for the above
information.
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