10 comments

  1. Thank you for posting the letter. It is delightful reading. I have been curious about the accents and pronunciation of those early days, when people did not have the influences of television and radio, the great equalizers of the American language. I wonder how the people of upper North Carolina spoke. I also enjoyed the conversation between the Black woman and her mistress.

  2. I loved her letter.

  3. Husband died…not husband’s died

    Also, books are titled, not entitled.

  4. Hard life back then

  5. Please edit Alabama Pioneers articles with more care. I often find many grammar and punctuation mistakes.
    I have friends from around the country who think little of Alabama. Sharing an article from Alabama Pioneers that is full of mistakes reinforces their prejudice.

  6. Jana Jeff carpenter u need to get a life stead of editing stuff that is posted on face boo

  7. Tara Decker Samantha Decker look this reminded me of the house. lol

  8. Loved reading this..would love to read this ladies book. And this article looks to be an excerpt from someone’s letter in the 1700s..it would be a shame to ‘correct grammer’ and not post it as written in the grammar of that day.

  9. I am thankful when the correspondence is NOT edited. It makes it more real as to the times it was written. Enjoyed this letter!