LETTERS OF JOHN D. MOLER, Letter to his sister Hannah (Moler) Anderson, dated 22 July 1866 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Cresco, Kansas, July 22, 1866 Sister Hannah Yours of July 4 arrived in due time and was read with mutch pleasure by the whole family for they are all at home now as it is vacation. Cornelia took sick soon after she come home and was considerable alarmed for about a week, but is now well again. I have not saw Henry since I got your letter but will see him soon and will name that matter to him,- am afraid some of us will lose by him yet, he must be behind considerable. Rolly House has just been to Kansas on a visit, he staid about two weeks and seemed well pleased with the country. He says he is going to Deleware to school for the next three years. He is a verry sensible and well behaved boy and about as large as his father. Emily has gone home with John Ransburghs daughter to New Madrid Missouri to spend the summer. Rolly has altered considerable within the last few years, you know he once was the most mischievious boy I ever knew. Mother used to have to hide her little things when Rolly would come there to keep him from breaking them up, and Jane was always in trouble when Rolly would go there for he would break up the setting hens and rob all the nests and in all other kinds of Mischief, but he is altered now and a verry mannerly and well behaved boy. He is a very good musician, plays the fiddle and Dulcimer quite well and I understand he also plays on the Piano. I dont get letters from my relatives verry often. I see by the Columbus Gazette that Eveline Baylor is married again to a Mr. Read. I guess that will do for her. Every day I think of scenes that transpires in the little town of Garnet one year ago, what anxious days and nights were passed there. Nearly every day they received kind letters from sympathizing friends in the East but were not able to read and sometimes they would listen to me while I read them, and many nights I have spent writing to anxious friends notifying them of their condition. About an hour after Cornelia died the Stage come in containing a letter from a Miss Peters for Cornelia. Henry & wife were at Lawrence and I was the only liveing relation about Garnet at the time so I took the liberty of opening it. I know nothing about the author of the letter but is was the most feeling friendly encouraging and consoling letter and also the most appropriate I ever read. I immediately wrote Miss Peters and answer notifying her that her friend had gone but a few minutes before her letter arrived and invited her to write to me, for somehow I considered Nealys friends my friends. But I have never heard from her since. Now as I am not entitle to all of Cornelia's valuables I will send it to you- I had to weep when I read it today. I found the same afternoon a copy of some verses in Nealy's own handwriting originaly sent to her by you on the death of our mother which I must be permitted to retain. Yours John Moler.