LETTERS OF JOHN D.  MOLER,

Letter to his sister Hannah (Moler) Anderson, dated 28 July 1865

Transcribed and submitted by Marysue Eulitz, (c) 1999

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Cresco, July 28, 65



Sister Hannah,

     I was at Garnett yesterday.  Cornelia is in a fair way of getting well

now, although very weak, not being able to turn herself over.  She wants to

return to Ohio as soon as she can and is quite good spirits.  The other

evening Hannah sent for a preacher to pray for her and Nealy heard them in

the other room and asked me what they were doing.  I told her they were

praying for Han.  She smiled for the first time for weeks and said she

supposed they thought it was not worth while to pray for here, and she

guessed they were holding a camp meeting in there.

     Han and family are getting well.  She wants to go to her father's in

Virginia as soon as she can.  Yesterday it was thought that Grif Efaw would

die certainly, he may be dead now. Tommy is sick too.  It is possible they

may get well or it may be some are dead now.  The creeks are high and I

cannot got there now.

     Henry is still at Lawrence but is getting well and will be home in a

few days.  Jane and George started yesterday for Illinois to live with

Doctor Mercer, her brotherinlaw.  Jane is still very feeble but Dr. Mercer

will get her allong I hope.

     If Mr. Anderson is not afraid of this country he could no doubt do well

here in the stock business.  There is no sickness except among our

relations.  My family never enjoyed better health than they have this

summer.  I have been with the sick a great deal of this summer and so has

many others without any serious trouble or sickness.

     Within the last three months I have sold $2900,00 worth of cattle of my

own raising and still have my stock good, I have about 75 cows and calves.

     I dont have to work as I did in Ohio, but don't let me overpersuade you

to come to Kansas.

    I don't intend to leave Kansas.

J. Moler.