Manuscript postmark:
Montezuma Te
M/S Date:
July 11th
M/S Rate:
5
Addressee:
Mr Wm D. Martin, Blackhawk Mis
Letter:
Montezuma Ten July 11th 1846
dear Friend - after presenting My best Respects To You I have the pleasure to State To
you that I am in Tolerable Health at present and also the Rest of the family as fare
as my Business is Concerned With you please Make what Collections you can by the time
I come down and I do not know when that will be - have not anything Cheering or
Interesting to wright you our crops are Inferior Generally Speaking on acct of the Wet
Spring and with Reluctance I Have to write you some Lamentable News - on the 23- day of
June Last Mr Edmond Wade & our Friend Anderson Barrett Set out thar
Journy For N C and after Five days Journey Anderson Was attacked of the Congestive
Feavaer and after 3 days Illness the disease proved Fatal and he is gone To Experience
the Scenes of another world.
He died and was buried in the Town of Shelby ville Bedford County Ten - the Wade
returned to his residence. the Wade Believes he has gone to Rish T__ all Favorable
Simpstons and Evidence he Left when he Expired
please present My best Respects To all Enquiring Friends and on the Reception of this
Few Lines please write Me
yours with Much Respect
/s/ M L Phillips
Notes:
Chester County was in part formed from McNairy County in 1875. When this letter was
written in 1846, the town of Montezuma was located in McNairy County, now it is in
Chester County. Shelbyville, both then and now is located in Bedford County.
