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392. Lydia Ann
ACKLEY499 was born
about 1767 in Connecticut.4,231,499 She
died on 1 Aug 1856 in Paynesville, Meade, Kentucky.231,499 The
following is a letter written by Lydia. I have made no attempt to correct the
spelling, but where I could not decipher the context, I have taken the liberty
to try to clear up the confusion:
Athens January 20th 1814
To my dear children. I take this time to right to you hoping these lines may
find you well as many here are at present. I have had my health very well for
most of the time I have been hear and have reason to bless god for it. I received
a letter from you dated in September that you was well and had another child.
I pray god that you may have wisdom to bring your children up in fear of the
lord. I long to see you and your children but god only knows whether I will or
not. I am so febell at the best. I am afraid of trying to come to see you if
I should die on the road it would be of no comfort to you. I have talked some
to Daniel but have not sene him. I was sorry to hear he had cut off his too (toe)
but Mrs Sharmon told me it was not all cut off and had got well. He told mw Richardson
was going to the Orlens. I sopose he is gone. Whether he has heard of the death
of Mrs. Davis or not she is dead. Mrs Miner, a sister of Mrs. Davis has talked
her child, Sally Club, has lost her little boy. Mr. Gillmore has come here with
his family. Mr. Carpenter has bought in this town. He has buried his little girl.
They have no child and John Gillmore has no child. Robard Gillmore has come to
Newark about fifty mile from here. They bring us news of a great many deaths
in Whithall. John Malkficin, Joseph Benjamin, Abel Pusel, the two Martins, Amos
Asting and many more which you may have heard. They have had the most distressing
time that was ever known in these parts. They tell me that for a long time last
spring the people did not work. It was as much as they could do to bury the dead
and take care of the sick. We have been much favored in these parts with health
but we must not think to escape no more than others. The call is to us to be
ready for in such an (h)our as we think not of our Lord to become on us. Mr.
Sharman told us you had froste which hurt your corn very much and your whe(a)t
much hurt was like to make it very scarce which is a great judgement on a place.
We have a plenty ofall kinds of fruit, peaches and apels and made twenty barels
of sider and have a plenty of apels now. we had had no snow this winter to cover
the ground and the wether very mild. We have made about six hundred weight of
cheese and it sels for one shilling a pound our money. Saly Robards is married
and gone away. Give my love to Mr. Sims and family. Tell them that their brother
Gillmore and family are at Maryetty. He has not bought a place yet but I hope
they will buy in the town. Waiting to get settled Mis Carpenter is hear at our
house. Send her love to all her friends. Give my love to Mr. Bentley and his
wife and tell her that her .......... is dead. Give my love to Daniel Richardson
and wofe and all my acquaintance. I have no more to right but what you have heard.
Our children send their love to you and your children. George and Jeremie wants
to see you all very much. I want you to right when you can. I fear you do not
get our letters we right to you. Harry told me he found a letter in the post
office that he wrote to Daniel six months before. He said he paid the postage
and burn it. Hary has bound himself to a hatter to learn the trade. If he stays
his time and larns the trade it may be well for him.He has ben ther longer all
rady than I though he would stay. I hope he will be more stedy than he has been
of late.Mr Sharman told me that you work yourself almost to death. That you set
up all night to work and that you had spun more that one hundred fifty pound
of sho(e) thread which I think is ways more than you is fit to do with a young
babe. If you kill yourself at work who will thank you for it. I fear you work
Lyd too hard and will get her to be we(a)kly.What doth it profit to gain the
world and lose your sole which is more worth than the whole world. I wish you
to lay up for yourself treasure in heaven that cannot be taken from you. I wish
you well with all my heart longing to see you and your children which are near
my heart. All I can do for you is to comend you to god who is abell to keep you
in life and in death. I would leave you with him then. From your dear mother.
Lyda Ackley
My righting is por whether you can read it I know not.
Lydia Ann ACKLEY and David RICHARDSON were married on 11 Aug 1798 in Whitehall,
Washington , New York.5,231 LDS has ca 1789 and of Carlton, Worcester Co., MA
David RICHARDSON (son of Daniel S RICHARDSON and
Sallie BURROUGHS) was born about 1765.499
He died on 15 Sep 1832.499
Lydia Ann ACKLEY and David RICHARDSON had the following children:
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