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David L. Estes 1817-1850+

David L. Estes remained in East Tennessee when Achsa moved her family to Missouri. He was apparently apprenticed to a brick mason, and worked at that trade in Knoxville and Tazwell, Tennessee. His wife was the daughter of one of his fellow workers. He wanted to move to Missouri or Indiana according to his letters, but died suddenly after 1850. His widow did make the move, and apparently lived with Achsa until she remarried.

[envelope] 
Mss Cates
Missourie
Polk County
Boyds Postoffice
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[letter]

    August 8 1841
   Tennessee   Knox County

Dear Mother I now take this opportunity of writing to you to let you know that i am well at this time hoping these lines may find inthe same state of health I have not heard from you cence last August I have wroght three or four letters and havent received none I havant had now ltter from Mr i Chenson I would like to see you all Thomas you skin Sydney ann tel them to not mary tel i come - entending Comtosea nextsummer - havantheard from hiram spencer sencelast month thomas C anderson C was well ___ last time iheard from them Brad Ford Cates has gone down the river I havant heard from James sencee Last Christmst was a year ago Xmas hewas ___ kentcky in Poud duca nothing more at____ only remann - your effectionad son untile Death

Copy of the following letter provided by George R. Estes Feb. 8, 1997

Knoxville april 27, 1842

Dear Mother I am blest with the opportunity writing to you to let you know that I am well atthis time I reCieved you Letter the 26 of april whiCh gave me great stisfaCtion to hear from you and ihope these lines ma find you in the same state of health I am living at wesley Cheathim I exSpect to stay with him ths is summer iam work ing for him attwenty six dollors tha and all well atthis time thar would like to see you tha say tha wish you all the goo LuCh wesley --- sthum says he would Like to move to tha-- Cuntry ... John ?heithison is Livin in knoxvill idont exspect he will moove Joseph Chesthem was berid isturday itwas drownded times ishard money is hard to com at hear I wod Left this place long four know ihave mny Coming to me I sood aman forfifty dollars is taken it to Court and will exspene every thing imake this year ihave ---- gaind at work our next shut is in June first mondy ihave got as good Lawyer as there is in the state ihave got won witness and he was one and what he knows is more in my favor. I dont exspeCt to Come to thatCuntry befor next fall iintend Com Then Corn is worth 25 Cents per bushell wheat is worth 1 dollar per oats is Cents per bushull Calone 6- cents flower $5 dollars iwantyou when youtite to tll how fur you live from st Lewis iwant you to write what Labor is worth in that Cuntry I havant heard from himan spencer sencs Lastfall tha was all wel andin --- Cates that moove to grainger County tha areall the Last tim iheard from them I havnt hea from James H Estes since Last fall was 2 year I him in Ped in Ca in Ken tuky Crancin County telltomas and sidne not mary be for icome i have somee of the best times with the girles I way 154 pound Iam fat and ?sases Nothing more at present I stil remain you effeCtionat son tel death David L Estes

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Mr. T.  J.  Estes
Springfield, Missouri
				Springfield, Mo.
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[letter]

Tazwell, Claborn County, Tennessee

Dear brotherI am blest with the opportunity of writing to you to let you all know that we are all well at present and hoping these few lines may find you in the same state of health. I wrote you a letter in the spring and I have had no answer from you yet. I have thought you all were sick. I would have wrote to you sooner but still wated for you to write to me and I have quit looking for any letter from you. I would like to see you all again and be with you all but it seems as hard for me to start to move to that country as it is to fly. But I have stop all my business and am a trying to wind up my business this Summer so that I can move to some new country. I do want to start to move about the first of September if I can get ready. Mary's people are very much against me moving to that country on acount of sickness. They want me to move to the south Alabama. They know that I was     for my

    I shall start next week to Kentucky and through the India to look for me a place to move. I do intend to see where I am going to light before I jump. It is mutch easier for me to go by my self. My expense won't be much than when I start to move. I know when I am a going to move and know where I can noo the cost. I am afraid that a new country wont do for my business yet awhile but Land will be getting higher. Wesley C. Chithum wants me to buy land here and give up moving any and I am not satisfied here. I can't content my self in this country a tale for that. I wont stay here. I can't make fast enough and when I earn it I can't get it without suing for it. I maid two hundred and twenty-two a month clear of all expens and I can't be satisfied with it. I workd day and night, hot and cold, rain or shine. It never stop, it keep a coming. Now is my time to make and now is my time to move if I ever do move. Let

I want you to write to me and write me the best news that you can. I don't care wheather it be the truth or not. Give me a f of that country, and write it as though you had wrote the truth for I want to move to that country this fall and are all against me moving to that country. They say it is sickley. Corn is worth 50 per bushel. C flour .600 per barrel and all the produce is up. They was one hundred volenteers from a Tuesday for Texas. I saw more men crying that day then I ever saw before. We had the greatest time h That I can now in all my life. I was at Phinas Spangess Lost neck All at that timnary non of girls was marred yet. Would like to hear from R. Ray and Susan and see them. I have the smartest wife in prettist wife that walks on land. Nothing more at present but shal remain you affectinate son tel death.

The date for the above letter may be deduced from the mention of volunteers going to Texas. This must be the war with Mexico, and would be 1846-1847.

[Contributed by Leo R. Estes 1 Oct 2000 12:00am; last modified 12 Nov 2000 5:44pm]

 
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