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The following
letter is from the Brunswick, Chariton County, Missouri
Bicentennial Book (1976). It came into my hands via Gerald Cox,
and we would like to thank him for this. Jonathan Herring wrote the
letter to his Uncle Wilhelm Wirtz, who was living near Frederick,
Maryland at the time. Wilhelm was the brother of Elizabeth C. Wirtz,
Jonathan's mother.
Lineage of the
letters' author:
Jonathan5
Herring (Elizabeth C.4 Wirtz, Michael3
Wurtz, Peter Philip2 Virtzs, Wilhelm1
Wurtz)
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Brunswick, Chariton County, Missouri
July 30, 1838
Dear Uncle,
According to promise I take this opportunity to
inform you that we are all well and hope that this letter may
find you in the possession of the same blessing. We left
Middletown, Maryland on 28th day of April and on our way to
Wheeling (WV) we lost one of our horses by the boats, and in
consequence of that accident we were unable to go by Mr. Smith's
as we were obliged to get some of our goods into another wagon
as far as Wheeling. And there we took everything on a steamboat
and went as far as St. Louis. And then I took all our freight on
another boat and came up the Missouri River to Brunswick. And
William and all the rest came from St Louis by land. And we all
arrived here safe on the 24th day of May. And now we live about
one mile north of Brunswick (Currently, 1976, this is the home
of Kenneth Richardson), a small town situated on the Missouri
River close by the mouth of the Grand River, both navigable
streams for steamboats, and we can hear them as they pass up and
down at our house. There are a good number of boats running the
Missouri River this season, and all appear to do fair business.
And the corn crops look exceedingly promising. We have entered
three quarter sections of land and bought one second-handed.
Land in this neighborhood has advanced in price considerable
since I was here the first time. Mother and all the rest seem to
be well pleased with the country and are well satisfied. Mary
Ann was married on the 24th of this month to a man by the name
of Elias Turner. This was quick business, I should say. No more
at present, but remain, your obedient servant.
Johnathan Herring
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