OLD
LATTA
FAMILY
LETTERS
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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