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<p><span font-size="medium">our husbands, there was a grate many inquiry’s made after you and much love sent indead there are so maney asks me to give their love when I wri -te that I forget, but you may just take it for grant -ed that it is all your [illegible] [this line is illegible] this morning in which she inquiered for you sent her love to you and a kiss to dear little Godwin. Henry went up to the farm saturday and staid til monday, they were all well. I heard yesterday that sister intended comeing up but had bean detained by the roads and w-[illegible] I wish she would come I want to se her so much have not heared a word from them since the weding </span></p>
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<p><span font-size="medium">My dear daughter I will not make aney excuse for not writing to you before now, but realy it has be- cum such a task for me to [write?] and I do it so seldom that I scarcely know how to begin, and now that I have began I do not know what to say. I have bean out so little this winter that I know very little of what is going on. You will say what a fine chance Ma has had to work, but I can assure you that allthough I have not bean idle, there is very little to show for it. About too weeks ago I cammenced doubling my car- -pet chain had too balls doubled</span></p>
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<p><span style font-size="medium">our husbands, there was a grate many inquiry’s made after you and much love sent indead there are so maney asks me to give their love when I wri -te that I forget, but you may just take it for grant -ed that it is all your [illegible] [this line is illegible] this morning in which she inquiered for you sent her love to you and a kiss to dear little Godwin. Henry went up to the farm saturday and staid til monday, they were all well. I heard yesterday that sister intended comeing up but had bean detained by the roads and w-[illegible] I wish she would come I want to se her so much have not heared a word from them since the weding </span></p>
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<p><span style font-size="medium">My dear daughter I will not make aney excuse for not writing to you before now, but realy it has be- cum such a task for me to [write?] and I do it so seldom that I scarcely know how to begin, and now that I have began I do not know what to say. I have bean out so little this winter that I know very little of what is going on. You will say what a fine chance Ma has had to work, but I can assure you that allthough I have not bean idle, there is very little to show for it. About too weeks ago I cammenced doubling my car- -pet chain had too balls doubled</span></p>
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<p><span font-size="medium">when your pa bought in a pair pants to make Then the girls wanted some cotten prepared for kniting then Tom braug -ht four pr of draws to mak them there was towels to hem for stare and back porch and to my grate astonishment there was no [illegible] crash so I have hemed nine yards of stiff linin today. I just give this as a sample of the way my time goes, with a hundred other little things between times, just as I think I am allmost through sumthing that I had not thought of turn up to be done. Haddy and Mary have bean making chemise I am very much afraid the ma -cheine [machine] is giveing out again the feed wheel refuses to tak the [walk?] through it has bean</span></p>
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<p><span font-size="medium">a great help to us this winter H has lerned to saw on it very well, we have often wished for sum of your work that we might help you, you must cut out a bundle and send it up the girls will not have much to do when they get through [illegible] now, and Mary is lerning to saw right well. they have both gon down to Mrs Stoners tonight to sit til bedtime, Had sais tel you that is a very rare occurrence I say not more than twice a weak. Mary sais she freting over her chemise like Sue Fagan, and she reckon -They are (the fiddle strings you know) quite small tonight as Fagan is very drunk this evening. I spent a day at Mr Logan’s last week with Mrs Williams & Hudson &</span></p>
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<p><span style font-size="medium">[Left side]</span></p>
<p><span style font-size="medium">when your pa bought in a pair pants to make Then the girls wanted some cotten prepared for kniting then Tom braug -ht four pr of draws to mak them there was towels to hem for stare and back porch and to my grate astonishment there was no [illegible] crash so I have hemed nine yards of stiff linin today. I just give this as a sample of the way my time goes, with a hundred other little things between times, just as I think I am allmost through sumthing that I had not thought of turn up to be done. Haddy and Mary have bean making chemise I am very much afraid the ma -cheine [machine] is giveing out again the feed wheel refuses to tak the [walk?] through it has bean</span></p>
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<p><span style font-size="medium">a great help to us this winter H has lerned to saw on it very well, we have often wished for sum of your work that we might help you, you must cut out a bundle and send it up the girls will not have much to do when they get through [illegible] now, and Mary is lerning to saw right well. they have both gon down to Mrs Stoners tonight to sit til bedtime, Had sais tel you that is a very rare occurrence I say not more than twice a weak. Mary sais she freting over her chemise like Sue Fagan, and she reckon -They are (the fiddle strings you know) quite small tonight as Fagan is very drunk this evening. I spent a day at Mr Logan’s last week with Mrs Williams & Hudson &</span></p>
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<p><span font-size="medium">doing in the spring and he might cum home, give my love to him and tel him that I would have writen to him but it is so hard for me to write it is not becaus I do not think about him and want to se him – if I only could stop in and se you all sum night how glad I would be. Wednesday 27 Cpt [Captain] Breckenridge was buryed today, died tusday was only confined a few days had no desease, just a gener -al giveing away of his sistim [system] your pa was to se him on sunday he could only talk in a very low whi -sper and only a few words. he knew his situation. Mr Mc preached his funeral and red the service at the grave after which the masens buryed him. The</span></p>
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<p><span style font-size="medium">doing in the spring and he might cum home, give my love to him and tel him that I would have writen to him but it is so hard for me to write it is not becaus I do not think about him and want to se him – if I only could stop in and se you all sum night how glad I would be. Wednesday 27 Cpt [Captain] Breckenridge was buryed today, died tusday was only confined a few days had no desease, just a gener -al giveing away of his sistim [system] your pa was to se him on sunday he could only talk in a very low whi -sper and only a few words. he knew his situation. Mr Mc preached his funeral and red the service at the grave after which the masens buryed him. The</span></p>
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<p><span font-size="medium">day was so unfavorable I did no[t] go, there was no ladais from town there Mrs Price is quite unwell looks badly, but is going abo -ut. Mrs Mary Wilson has bean sick for too weeks but is better now, had Erysipelas Barbara Fellers is not expected to live many days. Haddy has gon out to the two Mr [Amnens?] with Vena, to stay til friday went monday. I am afraid we cannot send for E friday the road’s are so bad. I got a letter from James ten days since, or more, no other news than he gave you. I am so glad he has got a situawation. he thinks I might write to him, well I will try someday it will be something for him to laugh at as you will at this but I don’t care you will not complain of length as I am not [done] [margin on left] It’s geting so dark I cannot write more now</span></p>
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<p><span style font-size="medium">day was so unfavorable I did no[t] go, there was no ladais from town there Mrs Price is quite unwell looks badly, but is going abo -ut. Mrs Mary Wilson has bean sick for too weeks but is better now, had Erysipelas Barbara Fellers is not expected to live many days. Haddy has gon out to the two Mr [Amnens?] with Vena, to stay til friday went monday. I am afraid we cannot send for E friday the road’s are so bad. I got a letter from James ten days since, or more, no other news than he gave you. I am so glad he has got a situawation. he thinks I might write to him, well I will try someday it will be something for him to laugh at as you will at this but I don’t care you will not complain of length as I am not [done] [margin on left] It’s geting so dark I cannot write more now</span></p>
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Southwest Virginia Counties Collection (Ms2000-092)
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History of Food and Drink
Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
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The collection includes letters from various members of the Godwin, Young, Trevey, Williams and other families of Botetourt, Rockbridge, and Roanoke Counties establishes the relationship between them. In addition to correspondence, the collection also contains deeds, promissory notes, invoices for goods and services, toll bridge fee receipt, a child's watercolor, 13 pen and ink drawings of weaver's coverlet designs with titles of designs included. The collection also contains five bound leather volumes include accounts and recipes
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Figgat, Nancy Godwin
Godwin, Ann
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1783/1878
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Mary M. Godwin Letter to Daughter
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Godwin, Mary M.
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undated
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Letter from Mary M. Godwin to her daughter.
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English
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Ms2000-092, Box 1, Folder 1
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<p><span font-size="medium">Ella sais she wants to se you all mighty bad, and sh[e] is so sorry her little roosters leg got broke. she came home from playing with [Camel?] the other day and told that he got into mischeaf when his ma was away. I had acasion to leve [leave] her alone a few minets, and told her not to get into mischeaf she said ono I am not that sort of a girl. Cumpany came in and I could not finish my letter so now I am writeing by lamp light. Mary is geting her lessen Ella is playing on th[e] flore [floor] Henry siting by me reading. Now I must bid you good night. may God bless you all is the prayr of your Mother [in the margin on the left] Don’t forget to write to your lonely old mother</span></p>
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<p><span font-size="medium">Fincastle Nov 18th 85 My dear children I have wanted to write to you ever since I came home but I have many hindernences beside the difaculty I have in writeing, must be my excuse Mary, I am sory that you and Mr J are so unwell, but hope you both will soon be better. I will send the patches the first chance. Ann, I thank you for your advice about the curtains, but I am afraid thay will make the room too dark for winter. I will sent th[e] measure for the windows in dineing room and a dark blew one for the back window upstairs</span></p>
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<p><span style font-size="medium">[Left side]</span></p>
<p><span style font-size="medium">Ella sais she wants to se you all mighty bad, and sh[e] is so sorry her little roosters leg got broke. she came home from playing with [Camel?] the other day and told that he got into mischeaf when his ma was away. I had acasion to leve [leave] her alone a few minets, and told her not to get into mischeaf she said ono I am not that sort of a girl. Cumpany came in and I could not finish my letter so now I am writeing by lamp light. Mary is geting her lessen Ella is playing on th[e] flore [floor] Henry siting by me reading. Now I must bid you good night. may God bless you all is the prayr of your Mother [in the margin on the left] Don’t forget to write to your lonely old mother</span></p>
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<p><span style font-size="medium">Fincastle Nov 18th 85 My dear children I have wanted to write to you ever since I came home but I have many hindernences beside the difaculty I have in writeing, must be my excuse Mary, I am sory that you and Mr J are so unwell, but hope you both will soon be better. I will send the patches the first chance. Ann, I thank you for your advice about the curtains, but I am afraid thay will make the room too dark for winter. I will sent th[e] measure for the windows in dineing room and a dark blew one for the back window upstairs</span></p>
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<p><span font-size="medium">Wel, had to stop for callers Eliza and Em Breckenridge E’s and Mrs Julia are going to Baltamore [MD] in a few days to consult a docter about E’s helth, Emma drove in for the last saturday and I staid all night had such a plesent visit. Mrs B sent much love to you both, she is so active and smart it makes me ashamed she was sewing after night on a dress for herself. Ann, James & Mary have bee very much exercised about a cloke that he wrote to you about. Cassy sent one but it did not suit, he sent it back. Marys old one would be much too short for [Lew?]. Ann Bowyer has been here a week sewing, for a wel the children makeing aprons & a dress for Ella</span></p>
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<p><span font-size="medium">Jane was with me too or thre days last week, promised to come and stay longer this week. I am sorry to hear that Godwin is out of business, tel him he might pay us a visit now. Charly promised he would come up this month. Tel Bob I receved his card and was glad to know I had a son [liveing] in Lexington [VA]. I hope his helth is better. Please ask Mr J to let me know what pork is seling at it is offered here at 6cts I have not heerd of any sales. O aint it strainge that I have to think of such things. do not worry about me I am getting along prettey well the boys are very kind Emma is not atal well I feel very anxious about her she has not been here since I came home [margin on the left] The aprons are made of brown linen James got at oction [auction] I like it better than anything else</span></p>
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<p><span style font-size="medium">[Left side]</span></p>
<p><span style font-size="medium">Wel, had to stop for callers Eliza and Em Breckenridge E’s and Mrs Julia are going to Baltamore [MD] in a few days to consult a docter about E’s helth, Emma drove in for the last saturday and I staid all night had such a plesent visit. Mrs B sent much love to you both, she is so active and smart it makes me ashamed she was sewing after night on a dress for herself. Ann, James & Mary have bee very much exercised about a cloke that he wrote to you about. Cassy sent one but it did not suit, he sent it back. Marys old one would be much too short for [Lew?]. Ann Bowyer has been here a week sewing, for a wel the children makeing aprons & a dress for Ella</span></p>
<p><span style font-size="medium">[Right side]</span></p>
<p><span style font-size="medium">Jane was with me too or thre days last week, promised to come and stay longer this week. I am sorry to hear that Godwin is out of business, tel him he might pay us a visit now. Charly promised he would come up this month. Tel Bob I receved his card and was glad to know I had a son [liveing] in Lexington [VA]. I hope his helth is better. Please ask Mr J to let me know what pork is seling at it is offered here at 6cts I have not heerd of any sales. O aint it strainge that I have to think of such things. do not worry about me I am getting along prettey well the boys are very kind Emma is not atal well I feel very anxious about her she has not been here since I came home [margin on the left] The aprons are made of brown linen James got at oction [auction] I like it better than anything else</span></p>
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Southwest Virginia Counties Collection (Ms2000-092)
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History of Food and Drink
Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Description
An account of the resource
The collection includes letters from various members of the Godwin, Young, Trevey, Williams and other families of Botetourt, Rockbridge, and Roanoke Counties establishes the relationship between them. In addition to correspondence, the collection also contains deeds, promissory notes, invoices for goods and services, toll bridge fee receipt, a child's watercolor, 13 pen and ink drawings of weaver's coverlet designs with titles of designs included. The collection also contains five bound leather volumes include accounts and recipes
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Figgat, Nancy Godwin
Godwin, Ann
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<a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00640.xml" target="_blank">See the finding aid for the Southwest Virginia Counties Collection.</a>
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1783/1878
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc" target="_blank">Permission to publish material from Southwest Virginia Counties Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.</a>
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Mary M. Godwin Letter, Nov. 18
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Godwin, Mary M.
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1885-11-18
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Letter from Mary M. Godwin in Fincastle, Virginia, to her children, Mary and Ann.
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English
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Ms2000-092, Box 1, Folder 1
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Southwest Virginia Counties Collection (Ms2000-092)
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History of Food and Drink
Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Description
An account of the resource
The collection includes letters from various members of the Godwin, Young, Trevey, Williams and other families of Botetourt, Rockbridge, and Roanoke Counties establishes the relationship between them. In addition to correspondence, the collection also contains deeds, promissory notes, invoices for goods and services, toll bridge fee receipt, a child's watercolor, 13 pen and ink drawings of weaver's coverlet designs with titles of designs included. The collection also contains five bound leather volumes include accounts and recipes
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Figgat, Nancy Godwin
Godwin, Ann
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<a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00640.xml" target="_blank">See the finding aid for the Southwest Virginia Counties Collection.</a>
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1783/1878
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc" target="_blank">Permission to publish material from Southwest Virginia Counties Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.</a>
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Ms2000_092_SWVACounties
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Ms2000-092_F01_Letter_MaryMGodwin_1859_1229ad
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Mary M. Godwin Letter, Dec. 29
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Godwin, Mary M.
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1859-12-29
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Letter from Mary M. Godwin in Fincastle, Virginia, to her daughter.
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English
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Ms2000-092, Box 1, Folder 1
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<p><span font-size="medium">[margins] I am invited to Mrs J Robinsons to spind the evening if I hear aney thing interesting I will write in the morning—just thought of something more to write but am to tiard now to write aney more this morning [end] </span></p>
<p><span font-size="medium">and asked him to pray for a blesing on them, as it was the last time they would be united famaly they say he was very much affected, he asked [Jinna ?] to go over with him and se him married she told him it was too much for him to ask of her, he asked her if she never intended to recognize him as a brother again, she told him yes, all wais, but never Nanny Turner as his wife, thus they parted, she stood in the dore untill the stage started. Mary Spiller told me she never witnesed aney thing so soleman. [solemn] Nanny has writen home once since she left is very much pleased. I forgot to say Jinny and Mr. Paten wated on them. the room was fool not withstanding Nanna wanted noone, there was your Aunt Mary the too Spillers several stage pasengers and all the darkeys, of both famalai’s [families], I was told that Mary R. treated her very affectia -netly and invited her to se her when they cum back. William did not go over I beleve this all of importence about it</span></p>
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<p><span font-size="medium">Fincastle Jan 17th My dear child We received your letter’s on sunday which was eagerly red by all. I do not wonder that you were woryed at not receiveing I direct an -swer to your question about the pillows, I was so certain that morning that Tom would go on Friday that I did not think it nesacery to write and was not in when Tom answered your finished Leah’s letter. The cotten I have got I am afraid will not answer for the pillows you have got I have not made the cases thinking you could suit your self best, I intended it to be mad croswise as I could not get aney the right width to make the other way. I only got three pair thinking it would be anough for the pres ent, I will send the pillows I have made you can use eather, one pair will do for the</span></p>
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<p><span style font-size="medium">[margins] I am invited to Mrs J Robinsons to spind the evening if I hear aney thing interesting I will write in the morning—just thought of something more to write but am to tiard now to write aney more this morning [end] </span></p>
<p><span style font-size="medium">and asked him to pray for a blesing on them, as it was the last time they would be united famaly they say he was very much affected, he asked [Jinna ?] to go over with him and se him married she told him it was too much for him to ask of her, he asked her if she never intended to recognize him as a brother again, she told him yes, all wais, but never Nanny Turner as his wife, thus they parted, she stood in the dore untill the stage started. Mary Spiller told me she never witnesed aney thing so soleman. [solemn] Nanny has writen home once since she left is very much pleased. I forgot to say Jinny and Mr. Paten wated on them. the room was fool not withstanding Nanna wanted noone, there was your Aunt Mary the too Spillers several stage pasengers and all the darkeys, of both famalai’s [families], I was told that Mary R. treated her very affectia -netly and invited her to se her when they cum back. William did not go over I beleve this all of importence about it</span></p>
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<p><span style font-size="medium">Fincastle Jan 17th My dear child We received your letter’s on sunday which was eagerly red by all. I do not wonder that you were woryed at not receiveing I direct an -swer to your question about the pillows, I was so certain that morning that Tom would go on Friday that I did not think it nesacery to write and was not in when Tom answered your finished Leah’s letter. The cotten I have got I am afraid will not answer for the pillows you have got I have not made the cases thinking you could suit your self best, I intended it to be mad croswise as I could not get aney the right width to make the other way. I only got three pair thinking it would be anough for the pres ent, I will send the pillows I have made you can use eather, one pair will do for the</span></p>
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<p><span font-size="medium">Bed I will give you when you go to house keeping. I have made three pair of shetes too bolster cases. the rest I will give you again, if you be a good girl. I have not made your towels did not know whether yoy would like them himed or fringed am afraid you will not like them as they have a red stripe, could get no others will [send] you a comfort, a new one, if I can get it made if not one I have, About your curtai -ns I do not know what to say, you will find white curtains very troublesome for a cham ber, still I do not think aney others look so well, you must use your own judgement If my old parler curtans will suit you for the present (until you can better determin what you will nede) you are welcum to them but I suppose they are too old timy. Your Pa will send you some money in a check which you must make go as far as you can towards furnashing your room. I wish you I were thair to help you to make your carpet do try and</span></p>
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<p><span font-size="medium">not make a mistake in cuting it you know you are famus for mistakes, you had better not try to cut it until you get in your room. it will look much prettyer than a [rag?] one I suppose. You want to know if aney of us went to se Nanny marryed, we did not I was very anxious to go but she did not want aney one she said she came over the evening before and took a very affectianet [affectionate] [leve? leave?] of us all perticalerly your Pa, as useiull [usual] tried to be cold but I could se she felt it, I went out with her and she said very coldly cousin Martha cant you and cousin Tom cum over in the morning but I could se very plainly she did not want aney one notwithstanding I should have gon but for the cold it was the coldest night I allmost ever felt. Mr [Dpsey?] marri -ed them (he has gotten nearly well) James [Mc?] sent for him to stop at their house on his way up took him into Jinnie’s room (for nun of them went to bed that night)</span></p>
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<p><span style font-size="medium">[Left side]</span></p>
<p><span style font-size="medium">Bed I will give you when you go to house keeping. I have made three pair of shetes too bolster cases. the rest I will give you again, if you be a good girl. I have not made your towels did not know whether yoy would like them himed or fringed am afraid you will not like them as they have a red stripe, could get no others will [send] you a comfort, a new one, if I can get it made if not one I have, About your curtai -ns I do not know what to say, you will find white curtains very troublesome for a cham ber, still I do not think aney others look so well, you must use your own judgement If my old parler curtans will suit you for the present (until you can better determin what you will nede) you are welcum to them but I suppose they are too old timy. Your Pa will send you some money in a check which you must make go as far as you can towards furnashing your room. I wish you I were thair to help you to make your carpet do try and</span></p>
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<p><span style font-size="medium">not make a mistake in cuting it you know you are famus for mistakes, you had better not try to cut it until you get in your room. it will look much prettyer than a [rag?] one I suppose. You want to know if aney of us went to se Nanny marryed, we did not I was very anxious to go but she did not want aney one she said she came over the evening before and took a very affectianet [affectionate] [leve? leave?] of us all perticalerly your Pa, as useiull [usual] tried to be cold but I could se she felt it, I went out with her and she said very coldly cousin Martha cant you and cousin Tom cum over in the morning but I could se very plainly she did not want aney one notwithstanding I should have gon but for the cold it was the coldest night I allmost ever felt. Mr [Dpsey?] marri -ed them (he has gotten nearly well) James [Mc?] sent for him to stop at their house on his way up took him into Jinnie’s room (for nun of them went to bed that night)</span></p>
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<p><span font-size="medium">Well I have eaten my dinner and my fing -girs have streightened so I will try it again what I thought of teling you was that Eliza Nelsen was confined about a month ago her baby was dead, she is doing very well She staid with her too or three weeks. Poor [Ann Eliz Geter?] is dead I only hered that her corps and her chil -ds was taken to her fathers last week I have not hered from Salem since Jinny Rhodes went home. It is said that Joe [Wobtz] is to be married soon I do not know who too (perhaps you know his name I think I hered sumthing of it before you left.) also [Mofla?] Robinson I suppose there is no dout she is ingaged to Mr. Obrien. I saw Charly T yesterday evening sais he pased through Lexington [VA] a few days since was afraid to stop inquiered very perticalerly for you is as devoted as ever to Talla I delivered your messag to her sais she will write Mrs Woodson is gon sent her love to you</span></p>
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<p><span style font-size="medium">Well I have eaten my dinner and my fing -girs have streightened so I will try it again what I thought of teling you was that Eliza Nelsen was confined about a month ago her baby was dead, she is doing very well She staid with her too or three weeks. Poor [Ann Eliz Geter?] is dead I only hered that her corps and her chil -ds was taken to her fathers last week I have not hered from Salem since Jinny Rhodes went home. It is said that Joe [Wobtz] is to be married soon I do not know who too (perhaps you know his name I think I hered sumthing of it before you left.) also [Mofla?] Robinson I suppose there is no dout she is ingaged to Mr. Obrien. I saw Charly T yesterday evening sais he pased through Lexington [VA] a few days since was afraid to stop inquiered very perticalerly for you is as devoted as ever to Talla I delivered your messag to her sais she will write Mrs Woodson is gon sent her love to you</span></p>
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<p><span font-size="medium">every boddy sends their love to you I cannot begin to give names, saw Miss Mag and Carry at Mrs Prices yesterday evening sent their love Miss Mag and Miss Schlosen were quaraling over Mr Kile. Talla T sais she wants to se you so bad she dont know how to stand it you mu -st cum before March. Mrs Brough spent a day with me last week – pore [poor] thing I feal so sorry for her. I want to go out tomorrow or next day to se her. give my love to Talla I hope she can cum up son to see her. Have not hered from sister since you went down I wander how poor Martha is you did not tel me what you thought of her boy. Wednesday morning. spent a very plesant evening, with Mrs Wiliams Smith Price Anthony Hannah Tomsen Word Bonel [Woltz] am going to Mrs Broughs this morning Tom is hurraing [hurrying] me, I send you Robs letters you nede not rede that part about your self it was not intended for you. O that I could se you and him but for one hour but this is not right, my love to C your pa joins me in love to our dear child MMG</span></p>
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<p><span style font-size="medium">every boddy sends their love to you I cannot begin to give names, saw Miss Mag and Carry at Mrs Prices yesterday evening sent their love Miss Mag and Miss Schlosen were quaraling over Mr Kile. Talla T sais she wants to se you so bad she dont know how to stand it you mu -st cum before March. Mrs Brough spent a day with me last week – pore [poor] thing I feal so sorry for her. I want to go out tomorrow or next day to se her. give my love to Talla I hope she can cum up son to see her. Have not hered from sister since you went down I wander how poor Martha is you did not tel me what you thought of her boy. Wednesday morning. spent a very plesant evening, with Mrs Wiliams Smith Price Anthony Hannah Tomsen Word Bonel [Woltz] am going to Mrs Broughs this morning Tom is hurraing [hurrying] me, I send you Robs letters you nede not rede that part about your self it was not intended for you. O that I could se you and him but for one hour but this is not right, my love to C your pa joins me in love to our dear child MMG</span></p>
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Southwest Virginia Counties Collection (Ms2000-092)
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History of Food and Drink
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The collection includes letters from various members of the Godwin, Young, Trevey, Williams and other families of Botetourt, Rockbridge, and Roanoke Counties establishes the relationship between them. In addition to correspondence, the collection also contains deeds, promissory notes, invoices for goods and services, toll bridge fee receipt, a child's watercolor, 13 pen and ink drawings of weaver's coverlet designs with titles of designs included. The collection also contains five bound leather volumes include accounts and recipes
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Figgat, Nancy Godwin
Godwin, Ann
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Mary M. Godwin Letter, Jan. 17
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Letter from Mary M. Godwin in Fincastle, Virginia, to her "dear child."
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