OLD LATTA FAMILY LETTERS - BRANCH ONE
"Samuel Latta Fayette County Mount Pleasant Post Office
Pennsylvania" - .25 was written in the upper left corner above
the address. It is transcribed herein verbatim.
Eckmansville Adams County Ohio October 25, 1841
Dear Uncle
For the first time itake the opportunity of informing you how
iam and where iam ihave not known any of my mothers connections
were till last week Stephen Thompson was working for me and
after night he and myself got in Conversation together and he
informed me where you way whether you known anything about me or
not iknow not but ihave often haon mother speak of her brothers
and often spoke of her brother Samuel iam the son of Jane Croper
whose name Was Latta she after that became the wife of Wm
Cochran she had 2 children to him Mary and Samuel in the year of
1830 she departed this life then the old man went to Maryland
and left me without aplace to go ithen in ashort time went to
west union and set in with Mr. J. W. Lafferty and learnt the
boot and saddlemaking business then traveled some little then
commenced my business in Winchester this County where ilived 3
years then married 9 miles from there at that time was 23 years
old and was 16 her name was Eliza Ann Mchaffey we was married
April 10th 1839 we now have 2 children alittle girl 17 months
old alittle son 2 months old iam through my short history of the
past and now come to speak of the present and say that through
kind mercy of god we are all tolerably well and hope these lines
you and yours in the same way we now building ahouse in this
place that we expect to get in it this fall yet if you will own
me as anephew would beglad and iwish you to inform me where all
the rest of your friends are so far as you can for imay say
iamlost not knowing where any of are want you to write me along
letter and give me all the particulars and inform me where
Mothers firs children is whether they are living or not if they
are near you tell them of me and some of come and see me or
write atleast tell me where you are and we will pay you avisit
asson as we can nothering more at present but remaining yours
respectfully
Alexander Latta McConnell
When you write to me direct your letter to Ecksonville post
office Adams County Ohio and please write soon as you any letter
A L McConnell
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