LETTERS OF JOHN D. MOLER, Letter to his sister Hannah (Moler) Anderson, dated 4 Nov 1877 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Mineral Point, Kansas, Nov. 4, 1877 My Dear Sister Hannah- I know I owe a letter and should have paid it long since but then we have considerable to attend too and I the girls are continually writing to yourself or some of the family. Nealy can hardly express her gratitude for the kindness shown her by yourself and all of your family. Her every letter speaks in the highest terms of her enjoyments afforded and caused by her dear relations. Living in this western world she never realized what the friendship of relatives were. We never expected Mr. Anderson to put himself to the trouble to visit all those great Citys on Nealy's account. It was doing too mutch. We are fearful we can never repay it, but would try if we should ever have an opportunity. Nealy's glowing accounts of what she has seen and the attachments she has formed has awakened a desire in her mother and her sister, Ally, to take a trip east some time in the near future. So if you do not wish to be anoyed by too mutch company you must not be so kind to them. I suppose Ally writes all the news which makes it unnecessary for me to write anything of that kind. I hope Nealy will visit some or all of our relatives in Jefferson County, W. Virginia- in a recent letter she spoke of only staying in Charlestown and vicinity two or three days. We wish she would stay there long enough to form the acquaintance of some of our relatives. Being situated in the far West we are fearful lest we will become one of the lost tribes of the Molers. I have often heard father and Uncle Grif of Springfield, Ohio, speak of the Molers near Dayton, Ohio, as one of the lost familys of Molers, and that they should be visited and their friendship cultivated. In 1861, the Sunday before we started for Kansas, I commenced a sketch of the Moler Family and have often wished I had more knowledge in regard to them that I might reduce it to paper. Our grandmother, on our Mother's side was a Devilbiss, and the family lived in Maryland. Also our grandfather, John Ransburgh, was a Marylander. I think several of his brothers lived and died in the vicinity of Fredericktown. One of his Brothers lived near Fremont, (formerly lower Sandusky) Ohio. He left a family and I understand his desendants are a useful people. I am glad Nealy made her visit East as it will tend to keep up an interest in our family that would never have exhisted otherwise. I am now about fifty eight years old and may never meet my eastern friends on earth but trust to meet them in a better world than this. Hoping to receive often long letter from you I am your loving brother. John Moler. Dear Aunt Hannah: I was going to write you but I see Papa has left no space. You may expect a letter from me before very long. I do wish you would let some of the girls come home with Nelia. I know we could not make their visit as interesting as you have made Nelia's. Torn. Our best. Give my love to all. Tell to return "good for evil" and write to me. in niece, Allie.