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Title: [Letter] 1813 Aug. 29, Claiborne County, Tenissee [i.e., Tennessee] [to] Mr. Andrew Crockett, Williamson County, Tenissee [i.e., Tennessee] / Andrew & Robert Crockett : a machine readable transcription of an image
Author:Crockett, Andrew
Author:Crockett, Robert
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Date: August 29, 1813
Extent: 2p
Summary:This document is a letter dated August 29, 1813, from Andrew and Robert Crockett to their parents Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Crockett in Williamson County, Tennessee. The brothers write this brief letter in order to update their parents on their current situation, and they mention the slow sale of cotton.
Collection:Andrew Crockett Papers
Box:2
Folder:4
Document:sl145
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Claiborne County Tenissee [Tennessee] 29th august 1813
Dier [Dear] Father & mother

we take this opportun[gap] to inform you that we are well at present hoping thes [these] lines [added: may] find you injoying [enjoying] the same blessing after I left you all I oft times had a great Notion of turning back on account of my sickness about the third Day I begun to [unclear: med ] and soon I got purfectly [perfectly] well I had no bad luck on my way home but got allong [along] very well I made but little proffit [profit] on the bale of Cotton I took to kentucky I have [gap]hing particular [to to] inform you we wish to be Remmembered [Remembered] to all our Brothers and Sisters and to Cousin James Crockett also Cousin Nancy Oats we are with Respect you most affectionate Sons untill [until] Death

Andrew & Robert Crockett


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[added: 17]

[unclear: Mr. ] Andrew Crockett williamson County Tenissee [Tennessee]


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