August 8, 1847

TO:  Harvill Johnson, Carthage NC

State of tenesee Jackson County Aug the 8 1847
Dear brothers and relations I have embraced the oper
tunity of writing to you to inform you that we are all well at
presant hoping that these few lines will reach you in
joying the same blessing  I will inform you that I
received your letter about the 27th of April last
Which gave me much satisfaction to hear that you
were well  I must inform you that I expected to
write sonner but I wanted to see John Sears before
I wrote but he has not come to see me this somer and
I thout it not best to Wait iny longer for him
he is living in white county on combalon mountain
about 18 miles from me  I must inform you
that we have very light crops it was to wet
in the spring and first of the sumer then it set in
dry in this setlement but fifteen or twenty miles around
they had good seasons brother Harvill Johnson you
requested me to write about unkle William Gilmore
He is living at the same old place and is making ?
He is living about two miles from me his three oldest
daughters is married and is living in this neighborhood
his son Samuel is living in Missouri and William
Alabama  unkle Jessy philips and his family is
well  ? and John Philips is maried Eli Jane Nancy
Marthy Reiny and Poly is all single yet Poly has
one child and is in a likely way to have another
there is a great many of the presbyterians turnd
out the same way they say they got religion and
they cant fall from grace  the Baptist believe the
the same way I want to now whether the Baptist
in that country belive this way or not I don't beli
ieve it for there is two many causions in the bible
to be no danger read the 18 chapter of Ezekiel the chap
with all the balence of the of the conedgions in the New
testament will convince iny one that is not ?
after the commandments and doctrine of men
unkle Jesy is turnd out of the church and aunt
caron is about to quit the old Baptist these are ?
? Baptist unkle georg and ? is about his foot is not ?

State of Tennessee Jackson Cty this the 9th August 1847
David SC Johnson pen
Dear Cousin William W Johnson I take my pen in hand
to write to you to in form you that we all are well at
present hoping that these few lines will find you all in
joying the same blessing I will in form you that I have
written two or three times to unkle William W Sears and got no
answer and I I want you to write what is the reason of
? what has become of him  I want you to write to me how
Elizah Johnson cousin & Louisa Campbell is coming on you ?
you to write to me if I should want to write to Washington Sears
I want to now where I should direct my letter I want to know
how Grand Mother aunt Mary ann and Catherine J sears is com
ing on whither they are dead or alive I will inform you
that we have had a very dry summer and crops does not
look very well  I will inform you that I have nothing of
any importance to write to you for times is hard and mony
scarce but all kinds of property is rising in the country
horses that was worth 50 dollars last year is worth 75 dollars this year
? that was worth 6 and 7 dollars last year is worth 9 and 10 dollars
this year hogs was 2 dollars this year I will inform
you that corn is 2 dollars per barel for it is very scarce
for people boated it to New Orleans and shiped it to England
And Ireland I will inform you that bacon is worth from
8 to 9 cts pr pound coffee and sugar is worth from 10 cts
to nine pence pr pound  I want you to write in your
next letter how property sells in that Country
I will inform you that there went severl young men
from this country to the Mexican war some went last
year and some this year  they that went last year has
got bac all but they that was killed and and died with sickness
and the officers that that fought under under Generl ...Z...Taylor
highly recommends him for President next and I think that
the people of this country and all others as far as we can
hear will unite if he comes out I think that he is the
most suitablest man to unite the people of this union he is
called whig but he will not run on either side of the
quistion  David SC Johnson when this you see remember me

Mr Harville Johnson
Brother James Johnson Janeral Johnson
Dear brother I have again bin permitted to take my
pen in hand to in form you that we are all well at pres
ant hoping these few lines will reach you injoying the
same state of health I received your letter and I was glad
to hear that you are yet alive for many sence I seed you are
gone to aternity and there names is almost forgoton on earth
brother James you wrote you were in debt and that you
?? couldent well move I am am very sory
hear that for I wanted you and Harvill to leave there
for if you were in iny of the western countrys you could
do beter then there I have heard from the western
district last spring they are Moving to Mississippi they
say it is a greateal Beter there then in the District I wanted to
go this fall and see it and if I liked it beter then here I
would move there But I want to git in about
thirten acrs of new ground sow I dont expect to
git of this fall  Elexander Johnson talked of moving
this fall tel him to come on I will sell him
as much land as he wants I want you to write
me as soon as possible for I heant got time now
to write for I must start to white plains I want my
in law to write and Washington as soon as possible
brother James Johnson you said that you want
me to prepare to meet you in heaven this is the
most desirable thing on earth I am still living
in the Chrisitan church and expect to hold
faithful to the end of my pilgrimage on earth
and if you have not repented of your sins
and bin converted and bin baptised into ?
le the wicked forsake his way and the un
richeous man his thoughs and let him turn
to the lord for the well have Mercy and to our
god for he will abundetly pardon so farewell
Janeral Johnson            James Johnson
     Harvill Johnson wen this you see
     remember me   Janeral Johnson
            Elisabeth Johnson