1 50 1 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/f3f8a3bcdafa4a46de60ba612b1fe962.jpg 0c520b1e2abdc5075122e2b08177994f PDF Text Text [Left side] [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] 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 [Right side] 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 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/278f6d8421e0281eccc3ee8e8d015112.jpg f7cfd76a74c8b86f162c6f578ccf8da4 PDF Text Text [Left side] 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 [Right side] 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) https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/9b89aa589f73050cd73a09302363b306.jpg b48331d2da2f301b479576fd663ee7d0 PDF Text Text 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 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/01390e6a637cab6bcd1f18f759f7ae4f.jpg c87ff4c23b6be1bfb491692b69f0621e PDF Text Text 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 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Southwest Virginia Counties Collection (Ms2000-092) Subject The topic of the resource 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 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Figgat, Nancy Godwin Godwin, Ann Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00640.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">See the finding aid for the Southwest Virginia Counties Collection.</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1783/1878 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Permission to publish material from Southwest Virginia Counties Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.</a> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2000_092_SWVACounties Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Southwest Virginia Counties Collection, Ms2000-092, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2000-092_F01_Letter_MaryMGodwin_18xx_0117af Title A name given to the resource Mary M. Godwin Letter, Jan. 17 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Godwin, Mary M. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 18xx-01-17 Description An account of the resource Letter from Mary M. Godwin in Fincastle, Virginia, to her "dear child." Language A language of the resource English Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Ms2000-092, Box 1, Folder 1 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/</a> Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. 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