1 50 1 https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/79a070c769e13aa190c2e6e06e685c3e.pdf 5f0c7dfff05f3312cb15023802290f44 PDF Text Text �� https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/4c9d9dd0af9116976faba93ad00e70f0.pdf 2f739f2b9a5d24874b82b0fccff3bbb1 PDF Text Text Rose Cottage Va August the 19th Dear Daniel After a long delay I again attempt the dificult task of writing you a wold be letter I have been laboring under a spirit of neglectfulness not forgetfulness Forget Thee no never I often think of you and seem for a moment to be with you But alas it is all imagind after the reality is we are parted from each other perhaps never to meet again when all maters is (____??) in the silent shades of the night tis then (____??) form appears to me and we mingle again in eachothers society. But its only a pleasant nights dream I had hoped that (____??) this time you would have been a resident of (____??) but have as yet been disappointed I am inclined to think after all an old Bacholar is (___??) in a hand (cost____??) the Drunkards big meeting comes off the third Saturday and Sunday in September come down then and let us see what we can do with him if he fails you shall have another beau I am fixing to go to Franklin in a few days to see my Aunt I expect to be gone about three weeks the boys say I am going to catch a beau but I am not my beau is gone to Texas if he lives to get back I expect to be off he is called pretty by even (____??) he has black eyes and you know I am a great lover of black eyes But enough of my nonsence tell (____??) (___??) I wish to know what surprising news I was to hear from Grayson that Judy has come and gone and I havent heard any news from them save Sally has another girl and that dident suprise me in the least I do not like to always be kept in suspense (____??) I want you and (___??) and Fannie (_____??) to be shure and come down in September and as many more as wish too do come you will please excuse this badly written letter we are fixing to thrash with the machine to day and expect company besides so I have writen in haste tell cousin (______??) are looking for them every day give my love to kath your Mother Fannie and all who may inquire after me and you (_____??) will even be loved by me I hope to see you write soon (____??) long good by I am (____??) as (____??) A Ba__?? � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kirby and Eller Family Letters Description An account of the resource The Kirby and Eller Family Letters contain correspondence between the Kirby and Eller families of Ashe County, North Carolina. The letters focus mainly on day-to-day events such as planting and harvesting crops, health and illness, and household tasks, but also include references to the Civil War. The original letters of Collection 495 Kirby and Eller Family Letters, 1826-1938 are in the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection. <div class="subnote "> Elizabeth “Bettie” Kirby (1851-1925) was born on February 15th, 1851 in Meadow Creek, Virginia, to parents Joel Kirby and Frances Roberts. Millard F. Kirby, Samuel J. Kirby, Emory T. Kirby, and Ada B. Kirby were her siblings. She married Joseph Lafayette Eller on September 22, 1875 in Ashe County, NC, where she lived until her death on December 9, 1925. Luke Eller (1806-1883) was born on June 8, 1806 in Ashe Co., NC. He was married to Sarah King on March 27, 1829 in Ashe Co. He is the father of Joseph Lafayette Eller (Elizabeth’s husband), Hansford Eller, and Aswell Eller. Luke Eller lived in Ashe Co. until his death on December 6, 1883. <a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/165#" class="expander">See less</a></div> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/165">AC.495 Kirby and Eller Family Letters</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted" href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/?language=en 8" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted </a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter to Daniel, August 19th Extent The size or duration of the resource. 2 pages Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Letter_nd_29.pdf Description An account of the resource This letter was written at Rose Cottage in Virginia to Daniel by an old friend, A. Ba[illegible], who is missing his company. The writer discusses visiting her Aunt in Franklin, as well as mentioning friends such as Grayson, Judy, Sally, and Fannie. Language A language of the resource English Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/165">AC.495 Kirby and Eller Family Letters</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted" href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/?language=en 8" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted </a> Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. <a title=" Kirby and Eller Family Letters" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/17" target="_blank"> Kirby and Eller Family Letters </a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Letters (Correspondence) family letter letter Rose Cottage Va. Virginia