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Rh left her in rather destitute condition with large family of children. Her brother in Tennessee has helped her some. I would be gratified if you could see John McClure and ask a small friendly aid. I feel much interest in her behalf. H."

I regret after several efforts I have not been able to communicate with any member of this family.

Of her four sons and three daughters I have no definite information. Mr. John N. McCue, of Auxvasse, Mo., states that Mr. Andrew Hendricks, of Bachelor, Missouri, probably belongs to this family.

3. b. in Augusta Co., 1792, and died single in Hawkins Co., Tenn., 1829, where she was keeping house for her brother Thomas after the death of his first wife, Phoebe Hendricks.

The following letters written by her to her brother John in Augusta Co., are of interest not only from the standpoint of family history, but for the insight they give into the conditions and ideals of her generation.

", March 28, 1828.

I now take my pen to inform you that I am well at present and hoping that these few lines may find you all enjoying the same blessings. We got landed here last Tuesday about 1 o'clock, I was very tired travelling, I thought it a very long road. We had very good weather all the time, but Sunday morning it rained on us a little bit, Thomas family is all well, but the young man that lived with him took the fever in a week after he left home and is very sick at this time, the doctor has give him out since we came home but he appears to be better this morning, it does make very much against him he is lying at his hous wher he boarded, they wood pay no attention to him, they wood let him ly there days and not make his bed, you may judge from that what sort of people they is here. Thomas went down to his place yesterday to see about his things, the man was not able to go when he was