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Simpson - Jones Cemetery, 65-3 Summary Report, page 48
TI IE DESCENDANTS OF DOCTOR WILLIAM SIMPSON, compiled by Dennis William Simpson, 1993
not muster you know very little
AtB?"?rraoCToRAND"?1MAS1M nJ it, for I am going 10 ask what I consider one of th., put to a lady, and you are the first one I ever askM ? I mos‘ questions
"?• and Will you be my wife. I have been thinking ' *'*'>• Mi."? Zuma | J?"? not | must write this letter to you. ut you most all day, whether or
This is something I have been studying for sev., . up courage to ask you urnm [tuc] now. 1 am aware of the S' b“' could about me. I am poor as you know, and have to labor for mv r 1 -
mise you many luxuries, but think I can make a support for ngf,IS0 1 canno‘ pro-and strength. My family name is good. The people in Jackson arL , my hcalth society is not as good as 1 have seen, but they are honest and cl v72 re'‘nCd and
(0 know why 1 wrile about the people well it is beeMS,. ",1>'
and I may make (hat my home for life and I wanted to tell yon something ataiX people.
I am not very sentimental and do not know how to write what fc caNcd a feve fetter. 1 can only say 1 love you and want to lenow if you will fo^ me fo f
so I whp1 yours for a partner durmg fife I leave this for you to toto.
There are many trials and ttouHes to overcome in this wwld o ours and I fed to I taeed [sic] some one to comfort me and help me overcome th^ and have ■elected you for toat one of aH others, I want you to constier the quesrion web and see if you think we can cfimb the Nfi of life together. I am toferaNy high tempcred, brn NN rneriy hard to get atong with but do not c^m to perfe^ by any means ^tever. I tave no assurance whatover tha you care anyto^ for me more than a but hope you d"?, 1 have toved y"?u aleiost from tlie time I trrst Itocanu; acqua mitoci with you.
1 have never fully jj.vcip my consent to many unuH hic] 1 his year Ixxaua; I cot sider this a serious tasmrcs. 1 fear I couto treat a wife as she ought to be , “J taw concluderJ as others, marry and do weH why iM I * ato. Miss Zuediatyou g.,c
lime to decide this question, but I will ask of you to write to me imm ia c me some hope if you can. , , U;"? H<>iten Wall
If we can do nothing more I want us to still be Iricn s. you gd this
Miss Julia Ross' toda^ they are well. I go lbGRuss?JVp,f.! d:M tq Leighton. Write ? pcxi (rcad at top 1st Page) Frtoay write to Gus. M . . . . . p. My ink is bad "^crnately cannot wy when I w.H back. Yo^ in Mope pleac excuse btoth^. [sic|
■ ne M sure OPJ write to me . A ^stscript was written as follows: M^^ me , . | ^p1 m hear from you l_lpmediately whether you answer my questiop fu M y or ' lnsomeway. Yeu^ &c_ H.^."
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