LETTERS OF JOHN D. MOLER, Letter to his sister Hannah (Moler) Anderson, dated 23 July 1865 Transcribed and submitted by Marysue Eulitz, (c) 1999 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KSGENWEB INTERNET GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY COPYRIGHT NOTICE: In keeping with the KSGenWeb policy of providing free information on the Internet, this data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other gain. Copying of the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Garnet, July 23, 65 Sister Hannah. I received your letter of June 26th a few days since and as things are continually changing here I think it may be gratifying to write you again. I am now at Garnett haveing come over yesterday after being absent four days. I found Janes Brotherinlaw and wife with Jane and her mutch better and they think of starting to Illinois next Thursday. Jane and George will live there I suppose. Han is very weak but probably in a just fair way of recovering, but I would not be at all surprised if she two would have to be buried among the Prairie Flowers. Her children are pretty well except Susy. Cornelia has been sickest of all but I hope and trust she will get well but we must not deceive ourselves. Efaws live about four miles from here and I do not get there often. The Doctors told me yesterday evening that Grif Efaw was dangerously ill. I fear the worst. I will go out there this morning. Hannah intends to go to Virginia to live as soon as she gets able. You will have to be patient untill I have less to think about before I write you a very interesting letter. It is early in the morning and the watchers are all gone home. I will sit by Nealys bedside and write a letter on my knee while she sleeps. She sleeps I think very comfortable with her mouth open as usual. Her nurses tell me that she passed a pretty comfortable night except being a little feverish. She looks mutch better than she did a week since. Henry and family are still in Lawrence bing doctored. I think he is improving slowly. He will be home in a week or so. I begin to feel lonely as George and myself are the only well relative about her now, and George is going away soon. The time is not far distant if I stay well, when I will probably be the only brother to visit the Graves of Brothers and Sisters. But I have lived long enough to not now to expect very mutch pleasure any more. Brothers, Sisters, Nephews, Nieces will soon be gone and I the oldest of the family will be left here alone although not entirely alone for I have Mary and four very interesting (to me) children. I believe I told you that Dan and Grif with their familys all lived in one house. After Grif got sick some thought it might be the house was the cause of the sickness so as there was a large and good house vacant and the owner absent we took the liberty of moveing them all into it. When Doctor Mercer come and Henry's house was vacant they took the liberty of moving Jane and themselves into it which was no doubt a good plan as it made more room for Nealy and Hans family. I observed to one that was waiting on Nealy that she had more friends than any of the others and she said just as many friends a Garnet had people. Mr. Iler said that people all looked up to her but said she is a good girl. All appear very anxious for her to get well. I am fearful Han will be left in almost destitute circumstances. I am going to manage their business to the very best advantage. Sunday afternoon, July 23. Efaw's boy Grif is dangeroulsy sick and Tommy is sick. Cornelia, Jane, Hannah and family are all getting better. Your & c, John Moler