Lebanon, Ala. April
the 27th, 1867
Miss Lizzi Hackworth,
Dear
cousin it is with great pleasure that I seat myself to write you a few lines,
in answer to yours of the 24th of Feb, which came in hand some two weeks
prior to this, and my reason for not writing sooner was my time has been
consumed in getting my lessons. I
was very glad indeed to hear from you, and to hear that you were all well. Cousin
I have a great deal that I would like to write but time will not admit of
a lengthy discourse. The family
is well at preasant. Brother
Wm had a few chills last week, but is well now. Cousin
we have the best school at Portersville one mile from here you most ever
saw. Mr. Patterson, is our
teacher, a very able and well [?]liked teacher he is. We he
has 70, or, 80 scollars about 40 of which are boarders, we have two boarding
with us. The school is getting
along as well as I think, as I ever saw. We
have some 12, or 14, studying Latin, brother William among the rest. My
studies are Philosophy, Analysis and Algebra, I am also reviewing Grammar
I have gone throug Comstocks Philosophy once but intend to go through it
again, also gone through analysis, and I think I will be through Davies
Algebra in teo or three weeks, and go through it again this session. Dear
Cousin I wish you were here to go to school with us we have such a fine
school, and it is believed that it will be a permanent thing, tell William
that I would like for him to be here the best in the world. Brother
Wm and I intend going two sessions. Brother
Emory is tending the farm and will not go any this year. We
also have a good Sabbath school at Pa and youg mens prayer meeting
at same place. Dear cousin
I am very sorry to say that our fruit has been killed this spring that is
the greater portion of it. Wheat
looks tolerably good I think there will be enough to supply this country. The
weather has ban so very wet that farmer are later planting their crops than
usual though they are about finishing now. You
wrote that cousin Marion was sick you will please let me know in your next
letter if you have hear anything from him since, if so how he is getting
along. Tell cousin Wm and
Joseph Golstons two girls that I have been looking for some letters from
them, and are anxious to hear from them. I
have written some two or three letters to them but have received no answer. Cousin
I hear that our judge has sent for a company of yankees to be stationed
at Lebanon we will probably be troubled with them if they come. Time
are rather dull in this country, education is begining to a subject in which
there is great interest taken. Religion
is at a low ebb though the prospects are somewhat brightning. Cousin
it is now school time I will have to close. Tell
aunt that mother is very anxious to see her. Also tell the connection generaly,
that I am very anxious to see them all. May
God bless us all is my prayer. Write
soon and often give my love to all both friends and connection nomore at
preasant.
Your affectionate cousin,
H. B. Williams |
