WALKER, WILLIAM Estate, Abbeville District, South Carolina:
Mississippi Carroll County
July 13, 1844

Dear Brother,


I now take my pen in hand to informe you that we have had to part with
our second daughter Nancy A. which died June 28 which it is the first death
that we have wit. in our family but very little sickness since we have been
together but thanks be to God for his kindness to us for our lives helth
strngth and being here we are all at present in tolerable health at presence
we hope that these few lines will meet you all in good health but it is
necessery that we should think all wise on that grate goodness power of that
good and merciful God that directs and manages all things as he pleases and
who then do wheter his will be one. I beseash you bros. and sis. pray for
us I will inform you that there a good deal of sickness in our section of
country this summer and joining countys and very fatil what cause we cant
tell we have had seasons of fine crops here I have had a hard year work so
far I have cultivated near about 40 acres with one horse and two little
sones, Henry and William with there hoing. Bro. I received your leater that
you sent by cousin Thos harris which informed me you would indever to do
what you could for me pervid. I would give you some authority to do and act
for me so here I try to send you this power to collect that little morsel
which is due me of my fathers estate. If I have any right there including
all of you brothers and sisters I hop Saml. you will manedy it with out any
difaculty which I never recieved one pennys worth but was som thirty or
forty dollars lowser I wish you to arang this matter with Jas. in peace
and qiteness as brothers a to do I hope Bro. Jas. you will study my right
and clame to be justus as well as your own bro. Saml. I wish you to git
this amount let it be little or much as I have an opertunity of gitting it
brought to me this fawl or winter by Cousin Wm. Harris the preacher of the
gospel if you can posable mak this collection for me send it by Mr. Wm.
Harris and he will recept for me nothing more but remaines your brother and
sister until death Wm. and Nancy Walker Saml. W. and Mary Ann Walker.

Written to Saml. W. Walker Abbeville Dist. South Carolina. Mar. 19,
1846 Wm H. Harris recd. of Saml. W. Walker Sr. $260.25 in full of est. Wm.
Walker decd. late of Abbeville Dist. to the heirs of Wm. Walker late of
Carrol County, Mississippi. Expend: Jan. 16, 1830 recd. of Jas. Walker
$20.87-1/4, Recd. of John Walker #34.50. Recd. of Robert G. Walker
$5,37-1/4. Recd. of Mary Walker $8.20. Recd. of Nancy Walker $343.57-1/4.

Abstracted from "Abstracts of Old Ninety-Six and Abbeville District Wills
and Bonds".


Submitted by:

Carole S. Walker